Indian Dermatology Online Journal (Jan 2016)

Late-onset acute graft-versus-host disease mimicking hand, foot, and mouth disease

  • Gauri Mahabal,
  • Leni George,
  • Mandeep Bindra,
  • Biju George

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.193921
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 6
pp. 509 – 511

Abstract

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Acute skin graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) classically presents as a pruritic erythematous maculopapular rash. We describe a patient who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and presented with a hand foot and mouth disease like clinical presentation. Histopathology was suggestive of acute GVHD. This case is being reported to make dermatologists aware of this unusual presentation of GVHD.

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