Intestinal thrombotic microangiopathy: a distinct entity in the spectrum of graft-versus-host disease.

In conclusion, iTMA emerges as a novel distinct entity in patients with GVHD and/or TA-TMA. Distinct histological features may be useful in differential diagnosis of these severe HCT complications. The higher mortality rates of iTMA than TA-TMA highlight the need for further investigation of this condition.
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Source: International Journal of Hematology - October 3, 2019 Category: Hematology Authors: Gavriilaki E, Sakellari I, Karafoulidou I, Pasteli N, Batsis I, Mallouri D, Lazaridou A, Iskas M, Vardi A, Papalexandri A, Tsompanakou A, Papaemmanouil S, Ilias A, Anagnostopoulos A Tags: Int J Hematol Source Type: research