21 - 129 - GRAFT-VS-HOST DISEASE

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most important risk factor for chronic GVHD

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history of acute GVHD

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The most common presentation of acute GVHD begins with

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erythematous-dusky macules and papules of the volar and plantar surfaces and ears that may rapidly become a diffuse morbilliform exanthem

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These are diagnostic clinical features of chronic GVHD except?

a. poikiloderma
b. lichen planus-like eruption
c. lichen striatus-like eruption
d. morphea-like features
e. none of the above

Answer 20

c. lichen striatus-like eruption

Question 21

hese are major risk factors for the development of GVHD except?

a. Female recipient/male donor
b. Unrelated donor
c. Donor leukocyte infusion
d. Stem cell source

Answer 21

A (female donor/male recipient)

Question 22

These are distinctive clinical features of chronic GVHD except?

a. Depigmentation
b. Papulosquamous lesions
c. Pterygium
d. Scaling
e. None of the above

Answer 22

E

Question 23

Which statement correctly describes the histopathology of acute GVHD?

a. sparse lymphocytic infiltrates
b. sclerosis of upper dermis
c. atrophy of epidermis
d. follicular plugging

Answer 23

A

Question 24

Which stage of GVHD is characterized clinically by lesions in >50% BSA, subepidermal clefting histologically, with bilirubin levels of 6 to 14.9 mg/dL?

A. Stage 1

B. Stage 2

C. Stage 3

D. Stage 4

Answer 24

C

Question 25

Risk factors for chronic GVHD

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• history of acute GVHD - most important RF
• human leukocyte antigen incompatibility,
• older age,
• female DONOR/male RECIPIENT,
• peripheral blood stem cell source (vs bone marrow)

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first line in the treatment of moderate to severe chronic GVHD

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Systemic steroids

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in this type of transplantation, the patient’s own Hematopoietic stem cell are returned to the patient following preparative chemotherapy with or without radiation

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autologous transplantation

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transfer of hematopoietic stem cell (HCs) from a related (nonidentical) or unrelated donor to a recipient

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Allogeneic HCT (allo-HCT)

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transfer of HCs between identical twins

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Syngeneic transplantation

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primary cause of non–relapse-related morbidity and mortality in alloHCT, and also rarely occurs following transplantation of solid organs, transfusion of blood products, and autologous transplantation

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Graftversus-host disease (GVHD)

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the single most important predictor of GVHD

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degree of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) mismatch between donor and recipient

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organs most commonly associated with acute GVHD

Answer 32

1. Skin - 81%
2. GI - 54%
3. Liver - 50%

Skin involvement is often the first indicator of acute GVHD (81%), followed by GI (54%) and liver disease (50%)

Question 33

What are the 3 proposed basic requirements for GVHD according to Billingham?

Answer 33

(a) immunocompetent transplanted cells,

(b) host antigens recognizable by the transplanted cells and lacking in the donor, and

(c) a host incapable of mounting an immune response to the transplanted cells

Question 34

The use of particular chemotherapeutic agents such as ____________ may render the differential diagnosis of toxic erythema of chemotherapy more likely.

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Cytarabine

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predisposition to these areas may help distinguish new onset acute GVHD from other morbilliform eruptions,

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predisposition for acral and perifollicular sites

although these features are not always present.

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What are the diagnostic clinical features of Chronic GVHD

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■ Poikiloderma

■ Lichen sclerosus–like lesions

■ Lichen planus–like eruption

■ Morphea-like lesions

■ Sclerotic features

Question 37

What clinical features are seen in both acute and chronic GVHD

Answer 37

■ Erythema

■ Maculopapular rash

■ Pruritus

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commonly affected organs in acute GVHD

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skin, GI tract, liver

typically presenting with skin rash, new-onset elevation of total bilirubin, and/or voluminous diarrhea

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most frequently affected sites in chronic GVHD

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skin and nails, oral mucosa, eyes, liver, lungs, and marrow (usually thrombocytopenia)

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econd only to skin involvement in frequency in chronic GVHD

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Mucosal disease

Erythema, lichen planus–like changes with Wickham striae, erosions and ulcerations, and mucoceles are the most common manifestations

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most commonly affected mucosa in chronic GVHD

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buccal mucosa

followed by the lips, tongue, and soft palate

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histopathologic hallmark feature of acute GVHD

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presence of necrotic keratinocytes accompanied by a dermal lymphocytic infiltrate (usually sparse) and basal vacuolar interface alteration