Follicular Graft Vs Host Reaction: A Rare Presentation.

Graft versus host disease hematopoietic stem cell transplant lichenoid follicular papules

Journal

Indian dermatology online journal
ISSN: 2229-5178
Titre abrégé: Indian Dermatol Online J
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101586880

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Historique:
received: 19 02 2020
revised: 06 04 2020
accepted: 04 06 2020
entrez: 21 12 2020
pubmed: 22 12 2020
medline: 22 12 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Graft versus host disease (GVHD) is a unique entity wherein the donated marrow cells (graft) view the hosts as foreign and attack various body organs. Skin is the most frequently affected organ followed by mucosa, eyes, gastrointestinal, respiratory, musculoskeletal system, and other organs. The incidence of GVHD varies from 25 to 80%. Cutaneous involvement can present as exanthem, epidermolysis, lichenoid eruptions, erythroderma, ichthyosis, pityriasis rubra pilaris like lesions, psoriasiform lesions or just pruritus. Asymptomatic truncal follicular eruptions as the major presentation is rare. We report a case of aplastic anemia that developed extensive truncal folliculocentric papules 10 months following an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Histopathological examination of the follicular lesions revealed perifollicular inflammatory infiltrate comprising of lymphocytes, plasma cells and histiocytes at the dermo-epidermal junction. Basal cell vacuolization, pigment incontinence in the upper dermis and few apoptotic keratinocytes in the follicular epidermis were also seen. The patient responded satisfactorily to tapering doses of steroids.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33344353
doi: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_87_20
pii: IDOJ-11-988
pmc: PMC7734989
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

988-990

Informations de copyright

Copyright: © 2020 Indian Dermatology Online Journal.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

There are no conflicts of interest.

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Auteurs

Deepak Vashisht (D)

Department of Dermatology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Rohit Kothari (R)

Department of Dermatology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Sukriti Baveja (S)

Department of Dermatology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Shekhar Neema (S)

Department of Dermatology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Prashant Sengupta (P)

Department of Pathology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Sunmeet Sandhu (S)

Department of Dermatology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.

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