High Frequency of Cutaneous Manifestations Including Vitiligo and Alopecia Areata in a Prospective Cohort of Patients with Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease
June 2016
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Croatian Medical Journal
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alopecia areata vitiligo chronic graft-versus-host disease CGVHD cutaneous manifestations hypopigmentation hyperpigmentation systemic immunosuppressive therapy Karnofsky performance status B-cell numbers platelet counts total protein levels National Institutes of Health skin scores alopecia skin discoloration immunosuppressive therapy performance status B-cells platelets protein levels NIH skin scores
Studysummary In this study, vitiligo and alopecia areata were more common among patients with chronic graft-vs-host disease than previously reported, linked to higher NIH skin scores and greater immunosuppressive treatment.
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