scholarly journals Diagnosis and staging of ophthalmic manifestations of the graft-versus-host reaction after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 91-102
Author(s):  
Natal’ya V. Chistyakova

Graft-versus-host reaction is a common complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. This condition develops in approximately 4070% of patients. Its most common clinical manifestations include xerotic keratoconjunctivitis and cicatricial conjunctivitis. It is important to correctly diagnose and classify the ocular condition after surgery. Ocular graft-versus-host reaction can present as either classic acute or chronic form, acute form with late onset or with overlap syndrome. It may lead to severe ocular surface disease, which can significantly decrease the quality of life and restrict daily activities of patients. It is thus important to monitor the ocular condition closely since with early diagnosis of the condition and timely treatment start, risks of irreversible damage could be diminished. This article is dedicated to modern criteria of diagnosis and staging of ocular graft-versus-host reaction.

Author(s):  
E. B. Machneva ◽  
V. Yu. Panarina ◽  
T. Z. Aliev ◽  
D. V. Shevtsov ◽  
A. M. Suleymanova ◽  
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a potentially curative treatment for different spectrum of diseases. This type of treatment is constantly improving, but HSCT remains a risky procedure with various possible complications, the main is – chronic “graft versus host” disease (cGVHD). сGVHD is immune disregulation, and characterized by a variety of clinical manifestations that reflect the multiple underlying pathophysiology mechanisms. The study of cGVHD has now made great progress, but there’s still a lot of questions. General characteristics, risk-factors of development, clinical manifestations, pathogenesis of cGVHD will be discussed in this article. Clinical case presented in this article explains usage of basic and novel agents for cGVHD treatment, prevention criterions for treatment of cGVHD in children.


Blood ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 116 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Bordon ◽  
Andrew R. Gennery ◽  
Mary A. Slatter ◽  
Els Vandecruys ◽  
Genevieve Laureys ◽  
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Abstract Cartilage-hair hypoplasia (CHH) is a rare autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the RMRP gene. Beside dwarfism, CHH has a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations including variable grades of combined immunodeficiency, autoimmune complications, and malignancies. Previous reports in single CHH patients with significant immunodeficiencies have demonstrated that allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is an effective treatment for the severe immunodeficiency, while growth failure remains unaffected. Because long-term experience in larger cohorts of CHH patients after HSCT is currently unreported, we performed a European collaborative survey reporting on 16 patients with CHH and immunodeficiency who underwent HSCT. Immune dysregulation, lymphoid malignancy, and autoimmunity were important features in this cohort. Thirteen patients were transplanted in early childhood (∼ 2.5 years). The other 3 patients were transplanted at adolescent age. Of 16 patients, 10 (62.5%) were long-term survivors, with a median follow-up of 7 years. T-lymphocyte numbers and function have normalized, and autoimmunity has resolved in all survivors. HSCT should be considered in CHH patients with severe immunodeficiency/autoimmunity, before the development of severe infections, major organ damage, or malignancy might jeopardize the outcome of HSCT and the quality of life in these patients.


2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (10) ◽  
pp. 917-923 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan-Moritz Doehn ◽  
Andreas Winkler ◽  
Zoya Kuzmina ◽  
Anastasiya Hladik ◽  
Hildegard Greinix ◽  
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