BACKGROUND: The cutaneous manifestations of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) can be classified into acute and chronic forms. Acute GVHD is defined as a skin eruption that manifests within 100 days of transplantation, whereas chronic GVHD refers to cutaneous changes that appear 100 days or more posttransplantation. OBJECTIVE: Although most chronic forms fall within lichenoid and sclerodermoid forms, there is a multitude of less common presentations. These include xerosis, follicular prominence, ichthyosis, and pityriasis rosea-like, eczematous, or psoriasiform lesions. CONCLUSIONS: We report a previously unreported manifestation of chronic cutaneous GVHD, specifically calcinosis cutis universalis on a background of sclerodermoid changes.
BACKGROUND: The cutaneous manifestations of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) can be classified into acute and chronic forms. Acute GVHD is defined as a skin eruption that manifests within 100 days of transplantation, whereas chronic GVHD refers to cutaneous changes that appear 100 days or more posttransplantation. OBJECTIVE: Although most chronic forms fall within lichenoid and sclerodermoid forms, there is a multitude of less common presentations. These include xerosis, follicular prominence, ichthyosis, and pityriasis rosea-like, eczematous, or psoriasiform lesions. CONCLUSIONS: We report a previously unreported manifestation of chronic cutaneous GVHD, specifically calcinosis cutis universalis on a background of sclerodermoid changes.
Authors: Karl M Saardi; Rachel K Rosenstein; Milan J Anadkat; Robert G Micheletti; Adam I Schiffenbauer; Steven Z Pavletic; Edward W Cowen Journal: JAMA Dermatol Date: 2020-07-01 Impact factor: 10.282