Successful treatment with steroids of upper gastrointestinal acute graft vs. host disease after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Authors
Nishi, T Okazaki, K Fujii, S Uchida, K Uose, S Nakase, H Ohana, M Nishihara, T Chiba, T
Citation
T. Nishi et al., Successful treatment with steroids of upper gastrointestinal acute graft vs. host disease after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, ENDOSCOPY, 33(11), 2001, pp. 985-987
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
ENDOSCOPY
ISSN journal
0013726X → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
11
Year of publication
2001
Pages
985 - 987
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-726X(200111)33:11<985:STWSOU>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
A 39-year-old man with acute myeloid leukemia underwent completely matched related hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. On post-transplantation da y 83 he was diagnosed as having upper gastrointestinal graft-versus-host di sease (GVHD) by endoscopic examination and pathological examination of endo scopic biopsy specimens, and daily administration of 60 mg of water-soluble prednisolone and 50 mg of cyclosporine was started. After steroid therapy, the symptoms of upper gastrointestinal GVHD disappeared completely and end oscopic findings dramatically improved.