Clinical significance of anti-mitochondrial antibodies in a patient with chronic graft-versus-host disease following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation / 대한혈액학회지
Korean Journal of Hematology
;
: 200-202, 2011.
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in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-720284
ABSTRACT
Recent studies indicate that patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) are not expected to show positivity for anti-mitochondrial antibody (AMA), which is a specific disease marker for primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). A differential diagnosis between PBC and hepatic involvement of GVHD based on clinical manifestations and pathologic study is difficult because both diseases show similar results. Therefore, the presence of AMA may be important for distinguishing each disease. Here, we report a case of hepatic involvement of chronic GVHD with positive AMA, in which the pathologic findings and initial presentation of clinical findings were compatible with both PBC and chronic GVHD.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Hematopoietic Stem Cells
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Graft vs Host Disease
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Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary
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Antibodies
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Hematology
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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