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Query: UMLS:C0018133 (
graft-versus-host disease
)
18,032
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
The case described is that of an unrelated bone marrow transplantation in a 43-year-old man. Although the major histocompatibility complex met the criteria for a perfect genotypic match, de novo
graft-versus-host disease
developed with unusual manifestations involving structures of the oral cavity and associated areas. The
loss of taste
and smell, as well as profound xerostomia, was treated by stimulating salivary flow. Synergistic sialagogues were used with the hope that an increase in salivary production would mediate an improvement in taste and smell.
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PMID:An unusual presentation of chronic graft-versus-host disease in an unrelated bone marrow transplantation. 233 10
