Skin-Limited Graft-versus-Host Disease after Pancreatic Transplantation

Introduction. The phenomenon of graft-versus-host disease, a solid organ transplant recipient, is a rare development with a very poor prognosis. Case Presentation. A 40-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes developed cutaneous graft-versus-host disease following second pancreas transplantation. Conclu...

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Main Authors: Muneeb Ilyas, Elika Hoss, David J. DiCaudo, Hasan Khamash, Mark R. Pittelkow, Amit Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4823870
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Mark R. Pittelkow
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description Introduction. The phenomenon of graft-versus-host disease, a solid organ transplant recipient, is a rare development with a very poor prognosis. Case Presentation. A 40-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes developed cutaneous graft-versus-host disease following second pancreas transplantation. Conclusion. The development of a nonspecific rash in the early posttransplant period following a pancreas transplant warrants suspicion for graft-versus-host disease.
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spelling doaj-art-3e90b11ee5374496bf1bd9951a40faa32025-08-20T02:08:23ZengWileyCase Reports in Transplantation2090-69432090-69512017-01-01201710.1155/2017/48238704823870Skin-Limited Graft-versus-Host Disease after Pancreatic TransplantationMuneeb Ilyas0Elika Hoss1David J. DiCaudo2Hasan Khamash3Mark R. Pittelkow4Amit Sharma5Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USADepartment of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USADepartment of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USADepartment of Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USADepartment of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USADepartment of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USAIntroduction. The phenomenon of graft-versus-host disease, a solid organ transplant recipient, is a rare development with a very poor prognosis. Case Presentation. A 40-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes developed cutaneous graft-versus-host disease following second pancreas transplantation. Conclusion. The development of a nonspecific rash in the early posttransplant period following a pancreas transplant warrants suspicion for graft-versus-host disease.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4823870
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Case Reports in Transplantation
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