Oral Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report

Abstract

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a complication which occurs in an individual who has received allogenic transplant. This was first noticed in individuals who had undergone bone marrow transplantation. Since then it has been described in solid organ transplantation and even transfusion of blood and blood products. Transfusion-associated GVHD (TA-GVHD) is acute or chronic in nature. Acute TA-GVHD is rare and usually runs a fulminant and fatal course. In its chronic form, oral cavity is frequently affected with wide variety of signs and symptoms resulting in significant short and long-term complications ranging from mucosal sensitivity and limited oral in take to secondary malignancy and early death. Herewith we report a case of oral cGVHD in an immuno competent patient who underwent transfusion of platelets from an unrelated donor.