Graft vs. Host Disease (GvHD) - Cleveland Clinic
2023年2月21日 · You’re at increased risk of developing potentially life-threatening infections when taking immunosuppressants. A note from Cleveland Clinic. Your healthcare provider will monitor your health after an allogeneic stem cell transplant for signs of complications like graft versus host disease (GvHD).
Photopheresis: Treatment Uses and Side Effects - Cleveland Clinic
2022年11月14日 · Treating your lymphocytes during photopheresis changes the way they work. When the treated lymphocytes are returned to your body, they’ll stimulate an immune response in your body to fight cancer cells or slow the progression of GVHD. They’ll prevent your body from attacking a new organ.
Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant: Procedure & Precautions
Acute GVHD symptoms may develop a few weeks after your procedure and affect your skin, liver and gastrointestinal tract. Chronic GVHD symptoms can happen within weeks or several years after your transplantation.
Stem Cell Transplant (Bone Marrow Transplant) - Cleveland Clinic
2023年8月15日 · Pre-treatment chemotherapy (conditioning) affects your immune system’s ability to protect you from infections. To reduce that risk, you’ll be alone in a carefully cleaned room with very limited physical contact with other people.
• How to lower your risk of getting GVHD • Signs and symptoms of GVHD • Treatment for GVHD WHAT IS GVHD? GVHD happens because of differences between the donated cells (the graft) and your body’s cells (the host). Your new cells from your donor might see your body’s cells as different and attack them. There are 2 types of GVHD:
Gynecological Diseases & Infections - Cleveland Clinic
Genital Graft vs Host Disease (GvHD) - GvHD is an immune disorder that occurs as a complication of stem cell transplant. Symptoms include dryness, burning, itching, tender to touch (vulva) and painful intercourse.
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis / Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
GVHD often has to be distinguished from viral infections, drug toxicity, and hepatic veno-occlusive disease. Liver biopsy provides the most definitive way to distinguish the various causes of cholestasis in this patient population.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection: Causes & Symptoms - Cleveland …
2022年10月20日 · CMV is a common infection, but most people who are infected don’t have any symptoms. In the U.S. and Canada, experts estimate that: Half of all people will have had a cytomegalovirus infection by age 40. Up to 90% of all people will be infected by age 80.
Sickle Cell Crisis: Symptoms, Types & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
2024年8月29日 · Sickle cell crisis is a common, painful complication of sickle cell disease. It happens when sickled cells build up in a blood vessel and cause a blockage. This blockage keeps oxygen-rich blood from reaching your tissues and organs, resulting in painful symptoms.
Hemoglobinopathy: What It Is, Symptoms & Treatment
2024年12月6日 · This replaces abnormal red blood cells with healthy ones. This isn’t common because it can be difficult to find suitable donors. It also raises your risk of graft vs. host disease (GvHD).