January 2011 in “Junshi yixue” This study established a murine chronic graft-versus-host disease model with scleroderma features, showing typical skin changes and cellular infiltrates associated with the condition.
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August 2003 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This article reviews the clinical aspects and potential mechanisms of chronic graft vs host disease skin manifestations, describing a novel form of premature skin aging, but presents no new research findings.
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June 2016 in “Croatian Medical Journal” 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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December 2021 in “Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine” This case report observed that treatment with human placental mesenchymal stromal cell-derived exosome-enriched extracellular vesicles may improve symptoms of chronic cutaneous graft-versus-host disease, including hyperpigmentation and skin ulcers, in a patient resistant to conventional therapies.
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March 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that pediatric HSCT recipients, especially those with chronic graft-versus-host disease, are at risk for developing various nonmalignant late cutaneous changes such as vitiligo, psoriasis, alopecia, and nail changes.