M Jachiet, A de Masson, R Peffault de Latour, M Rybojad, M Robin, J-H Bourhis, A Xhaard, N Dhedin, F Sicre de Fontbrune, F Suarez, S Barete, N Parquet, S Nguyen, L Ades, M-T Rubio, S Wittnebel, M Bagot, G Socié, J-D Bouaziz
BACKGROUND: According to the National Institutes of Health classification of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), skin ulcers after allogeneic haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) are recorded as having the maximal severity score but published data are scarce. OBJECTIVES: To describe skin ulcers related to cGVHD with an emphasis on clinical findings, associated morbidity, management and evolution. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A multicentre retrospective analysis was carried out of patients with a diagnosis of cGVHD skin ulcers...
July 2014: British Journal of Dermatology