[Chronic graft-versus-host disease]

Chronic graft-versus-host disease is a late complication of allogeneic stem cell transplantation and leads to chronic inflammation and fibrosis in various organs due to dysregulation of donor immune cells. The disease can occur in all organs, but is most frequently seen in the skin, eyes, oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract, genitalia, lungs, muscles, fascia and joints. Chronic graft-versus-host disease is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality, and treatment requires close collaboration between different parts of the specialist health services. This article provides a clinical review of chronic graft-versus-host disease based on a non-systematic literature search and the authors' own clinical experience.