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Query: UMLS:C0018133 (graft-versus-host disease)
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A 26-year-old woman with acute myeloid leukemia underwent allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation from an HLA-identical brother. Eighteen days after transplantation, the patient developed grade II acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and was treated with corticosteroids. On day 38, the patient complained of eye pain and lacrimation. A slitlamp examination revealed corneal ulcers and pseudomembranous formation in both eyes. Histologic and immunohistochemical examinations of the pseudomembrane disclosed an infiltrate dominated by T cells. A cytogenetic study of the pseudomembrane by fluorescence in situ hybridization identified a Y chromosome in the infiltrated mononuclear cells. Surveillance cultures from conjunctival swabs were negative. Thus, we diagnosed these ocular manifestations as an ocular involvement of acute GVHD.
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PMID:Ocular manifestation of acute graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. 1199 66

A 17-year-old-male with Sickle Cell Disease underwent allogenic bone marrow transplant. Two years after the transplant the patient developed violaceous lichenoid papules coalescing into plaques over the face and upper extremities complaining of decrease visual acuity, foreign body sensation, and eye pain. A slit lamp examination showed injected conjunctiva, superficial I punctate keratopathy and decreased baseline Schirmmer test. Dermatologic evaluation and biopsy demonstrated chronic graft versus host disease along with the diagnosis of secondary keratoconjunctivitis sicca.
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PMID:Ocular manifestations of acute graft versus host disease after allogeneic bone marrow transplant. 2506 48