Chronic graft-versus-host disease: clinical presentation of multiple lesions of lichenoid and atrophic pattern

Abstract

Graft-versus-host disease is observed mainly in recipients of hematopoietic cell transplantation and is expressed by cutaneous or systemic signals and symptoms. Graft-versus-host disease is clinically classified as acute or chronic. Chronic Graft-versus-host disease occurs in up to 70% of hematopoietic cell transplanted patients and its clinical manifestations have important impact on morbidity and quality of life. The authors report an expressive cutaneous, oral and adnexal involvement in a patient with chronic Graft-versus-host disease with multiple lesions of lichenoid and atrophic pattern.

Keywords

• Bone marrow transplantation
• Clinical evolution
• Graft vs host disease
• Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus