The Anatomic Distribution of Skin Involvement in Patients with Incident Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease

Skin is the most common area of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) involvement, and classic skin features of cGVHD are sufficient to establish the diagnosis.1 However, little is known about the distribution of cutaneous cGVHD. There are limited studies detailing anatomic distribution of cGVHD skin involvement, while incidence and risk factors are well-described.2,3 Understanding the distribution and symmetry of cGVHD is essential to establish target or sentinel areas (if any) on which to focus monitoring efforts in future studies.
Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation - Category: Hematology Authors: Tags: Regular Article Source Type: research