Acute Graft Versus Host Disease Following Liver Transplantation: Case Report With Review of Current Literature.

J Clin Exp Hepatol

Senior Consultant Surgeon, Liver Transplant, CIMS Hospital, OPD NO 2, East Wing, CIMS Hospital, Science City Road, Panchamrut Bunglows II, Ahmedabad 380060, India.

Published: April 2022

Graft verus host disease (GVHD) following Liver transplantation is rare life threatening complication with very high mortality rate around 85%. Due to increased recognition of this condition management approach is rapidly evolving due to newer diagnostic methods and drugs. Etiology, risk factors, pathogenesis, preventive strategies, management approach and newer drugs are discussed. We present our experience of 2 cases from a large cohort of 1052 Liver transplant operations over a decade.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9257876PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jceh.2022.03.009DOI Listing

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