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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Masuda, Yasutaka
• Yamazaki, Sho
• Honda, Akira
• Masamoto, Yosuke
• Kurokawa, Mineo

Titel

Isolated massive pleural effusion as a manifestation of chronic graft versus host disease successfully treated with corticosteroid

Ist Teil von

• Annals of hematology, 2024-04, Vol.103 (4), p.1403-1407

Ort / Verlag

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Isolated pleural effusion is a rare manifestation of chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). We herein report a 58-year-old woman presenting with massive pleural effusion approximately 1 year after allogeneic HSCT, who was successfully treated with corticosteroid. She had discontinued tacrolimus approximately 1 month before she presented with pleural effusion, which was attributed to cGVHD after a thorough exclusion process. This case illustrates a unique manifestation of atypical cGVHD and highlights the need for prompt therapy initiation.