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Postoperative erythroderma with change of HLA phenotypes from heterozygotes to homozygotes: a report of two cases.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1826657     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Fatal "postoperative erythroderma" (POE) developed in 2 patients treated with liver lobectomy and the transfusion of fresh blood. Their clinical features and skin-histological findings were indicative of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). The HLA phenotypes of circulating lymphocytes of the 2 patients were heterozygous but became homozygous late in the clinical course and were identical with those of the blood donors. One of the patient's haplotypes was identical with the donor's homozygous haplotype. These findings suggest the mechanism of development of POE in apparently immunocompetent patients. The donor's T lymphocytes are histocompatible with the patient's tissues, are not rejected, and become engrafted. The patient's tissues are not histocompatible with the donor's, so that GVHD develops.
Authors:
K Ito; M Fujita; M Norioka; H Yoshida; S Arii; J Tanaka; T Tobe; M Kakuyama; E Maruya; H Saji
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of haematology     Volume:  46     ISSN:  0902-4441     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. J. Haematol.     Publication Date:  1991 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-05-20     Completed Date:  1991-05-20     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8703985     Medline TA:  Eur J Haematol     Country:  DENMARK    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  217-22     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Transfusion Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Blood Donors
Blood Transfusion*
Dermatitis, Exfoliative / immunology*
Graft vs Host Disease / immunology*
HLA Antigens / analysis,  immunology*
Heterozygote
Homozygote
Humans
Immunophenotyping
Lymphocytes / immunology*
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype*
Postoperative Complications*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/HLA Antigens

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