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Query: UMLS:C0018133 (graft-versus-host disease)
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Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a common complication of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (allo-BMT). Ocular surface disease (OSD) is one of the most common manifestations of chronic ocular GVHD, yet little is known about it. In this article, we review the available literature on this condition and present results from our study of the manifestations of OSD in the chronic phase (>3 months duration) post allo-BMT. Our study consisted of a retrospective chart review of 62 allo-BMT patients with chronic OSD evaluated at our center between 1995 and 2002. The clinical features, systemic associations, treatment, and status of OSD at the last follow-up are presented and discussed in the context of other reports of OSD in GVHD.
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PMID:Chronic ocular surface disease after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. 1713 Oct 29

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Systemic findings involving the skin, gastrointestinal tract, and liver often overshadow the other manifestations of GVHD. Ocular surface disease remains the most common cause of long-term morbidity in GVHD. Herein, the etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and treatment of acute and chronic systemic GVHD are reviewed, with a focus on ocular GVHD.
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PMID:Ocular graft-versus-host disease: a review. 2354 Oct 42