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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 29.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Dermatopathol. 2015 Jul;37(7):523–529. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000357

Table 2.

Features of aGVHD vs non-aGVHD skin rash in TCD graft recipients

Histopathologic feature TCD aGVHD (%) TCD non-aGVHD (%)
Diffuse basal vacuolization 77 25
Any single necrotic keratinocyte/HPF 92 45
>3 single necrotic keratinocytes/HPF 31 5
Full thickness necrotic keratinocyte 42 0
Satellitosis 77 30
Exocytosis 92 65
Slight (rather than marked) inflammation 77 20

TCD, T-cell depletion, aGVHD, acute graft versus host disease, HPF, high power field