Acute graft-versus-host-disease in acute myeloid leukemia

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Authors

Praveen Sharma · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Aditya Jandial · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Amarjit Keisham · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Manish Rohilla · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Neelam Varma · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Pankaj Malhotra · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Abstract

We present a case of acute myeloid leukemia developing acute graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) in the post transplant phase. The patient had GVHD of skin, liver and gastro-intestinal tract (resolved) with polymicrobial sepsis. The clinical course, treatment and pathological findings on autopsy including the cause of death have been discussed.

Topics & Keywords

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Neutropenia and Cancer Infections Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volume 64, Issue 4, pp. 752-758

DOI: 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_508_20

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