Tag Srinath Chinnakotla

Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) occurs when histoincompatible lymphocytes from an allogenic donor engraft in a transplant recipient. GVHD is frequent after bone marrow transplantation but relatively rare after liver transplantation. GVHD typically occurs 1 to 6 weeks after liver transplantation (LT)…