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Deepak Vashisht1, Rohit Kothari1, Sukriti Baveja1
1Department of Dermatology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Indian Dermatology Online Journal
|December 21, 2020
Summary
Graft versus host disease (GVHD) can manifest rarely as asymptomatic truncal follicular eruptions. This case report details a patient with aplastic anemia who developed these specific skin lesions post-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Area of Science:
- Hematology
- Dermatology
- Immunology
Background:
- Graft versus host disease (GVHD) is a common complication after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
- Cutaneous GVHD typically presents with various dermatological manifestations, but follicular eruptions are uncommon.
- Aplastic anemia is a serious condition often treated with stem cell transplantation.
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