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5 Facts you should know about
Graft versus host disease
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Chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) is a dangerous complication of allogeneic stem cell transplantation
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Symptoms may include skin rash, mouth sores, dry eyes, liver inflammation, development of scar tissue in the skin and joints, and damage to the lungs
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Mild forms of chronic GVHD are often manageable with local or low-dose systemic immunosuppression and do not affect long-term survival
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More severe forms of chronic GVHD require intensive medical management and adversely affect survival
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Prednisone is the standard first-line therapy for chronic GVHD
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