Case Reports in Transplantation (Jan 2017)

Skin-Limited Graft-versus-Host Disease after Pancreatic Transplantation

  • Muneeb Ilyas,
  • Elika Hoss,
  • David J. DiCaudo,
  • Hasan Khamash,
  • Mark R. Pittelkow,
  • Amit Sharma

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/4823870
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2017

Abstract

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Introduction. The phenomenon of graft-versus-host disease, a solid organ transplant recipient, is a rare development with a very poor prognosis. Case Presentation. A 40-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes developed cutaneous graft-versus-host disease following second pancreas transplantation. Conclusion. The development of a nonspecific rash in the early posttransplant period following a pancreas transplant warrants suspicion for graft-versus-host disease.