| Literature DB >> 25732066 |
Fotios V Michelis1, Vera Bril, Jeffrey H Lipton.
Abstract
Polymyositis (PM) is a rare but documented manifestation of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD) post allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). We present the case of a 70-year-old male patient who developed severe cGvHD-related PM 3 years after undergoing allogeneic HCT for acute myeloid leukemia. The patient responded to steroids and was maintained long-term with hydroxychloroquine as a steroid-sparing agent. We review the literature concerning the diagnosis and treatment of PM as cGvHD as well as the differentiation of this manifestation from other forms of PM.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25732066 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-015-1768-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Hematol ISSN: 0925-5710 Impact factor: 2.490