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

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• Atypical presentation
• hand foot and mouth disease
• late presentation