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. 2020 Mar 13;18:eAE4799. doi: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2020AE4799

Table 3. Signs and symptoms related to chronic Graft- versus -host-disease ( 10 , 11 ) .

Organ or site Diagnostic (sufficient to establish diagnosis of c-GVHD) Characteristic (present in GVHD but not sufficient to establish diagnosis) Other characteristics Common to a-GVHD and c-GVHD
Skin Poikiloderma Depigmentation Depigmentation Erythema
Lichen planus Excessive or absent sweating Maculopapular rash
Sclerotic changes Ichthyosis Pruritus
Morphea Keratosis pilaris Hypopigmentation
Lichen sclerosus
Hyperpigmentation
Hiperpigmentação
Nail   Dystrophy    
Longitudinal grooves
Onycholysis
Pterygium unguis
Nail drop (usually symmetrically)
Scalp and hair   Total alopecia or alopecia areata after post-chemotherapy recovery Thinning of hair not explainable by other causes  
Papulosquamous lesions Early white hair
Mouth Lichen-type changes Xerostomia   Gingivitis
Hyperkeratotic plates Mucocele Mucositis
Restriction of mouth opening by sclerosis Mucosal atrophy Erythema
Pseudomembranes Pain
Ulcers
Eye   Dry eye and eye pain Photophobia  
Healing conjunctivitis Periorbital hyperpigmentation
Dry keratoconjunctivitis (Schrimer test <5mm/5 minutes) Blepharitis
Keratitis punctata in confluent areas  
Genitals Lichen planus Erosions    
Vaginal stenosis Fissures
Ulcers
GIT Esophageal web   Exogenous pancreatic insufficiency Anorexia
Stricture or stenosis in the proximal third of the esophagus Nausea
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Weight loss
Liver       Total bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase
>twice above the normal limit
ALT or AST > twice the upper limit
Lungs Bronchiolitis obliterans diagnosed with biopsy Bronchiolitis obliterans diagnosed with pulmonary function test or chest computed tomography   BOOP
Muscle, fascia, joints Fasciitis Myositis or polymyositis Edema  
Joint contractures secondary to sclerosis Cramps
Joint stiffness Arthralgia or arthritis
Hematopoietic and immune systems       Thrombocytopenia
Eosinophilia
Lymphopenia
Hypo- or hypergammaglobulinemia
Autoantibodies (AIHA and ITP)
Other       Pleural or pericardial effusion
Ascites
Peripheral neuropathy
Nephrotic syndrome
Myasthenia gravis
Cardiomyopathy or cardiac conduction defects

c-GVHD: chronic Graft versus host disease; GVHD: Graft- versus -host disease; a-GVHD: acute Graft- versus -host disease; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; BOOP: Bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia; AIHA: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia; ITP: Immune thrombocytopenia purpura.