Atlas of Graft-versus-Host Disease Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Cotliar, Jonathan A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Dermatology.; Oncology.; Pediatrics.; Surgical oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Oncology.

This atlas provides valuable guidance for medical students, residents, fellows, nurses, attending physicians, and other allied health professionals taking care of patients with graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Our understanding about the intricacies of GVHD diagnosis and treatment are constantly de...

Table of Contents:

• Primer on Stem cell transplantation
• Immunology of Acute and Chronic GVHD
• Clinical presentation of cutaneous Acute GVHD
• Clinical presentation of mucosal Acute GVHD
• Grading & Treatment of Acute GVHD
• Clinical presentation of epidermal chronic GVHD
• Clinical presentation of dermal and subcutaneous chronic GVHD
• Clinical presentation of mucosal chronic GVHD
• Grading & Treatment of Chronic GVHD
• Wound care in the management of chronic GVHD
• Flowcharts for grading and treatment of acute and chronic GVHD.