ISSN:
1432-0584
Keywords:
Drug-induced dermatitis
;
Graftversus-host disease
;
Comparative immuno histochemical study
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Skin biopsies from eight patients with drug-induced dermatitis have been compared with skin biopsies from 16 patients developing skin lesions (acute graft versus host-reaction and/or drug-induced reaction) after bone marrow transplantation. Biopsies were investigated using immunohistochemistry and several monoclonal antibodies. Morphological and immunohistochemical patterns in skin biopsies of both groups were very similar. The only difference seen was a reduced number of epidermal Langerhans cells with poorly developed dendrites in skin biopsies taken from patients who underwent bone marrow transplantation. If the latter finding is due to the cytotoxic drug regimen administered before bone marrow transplantation, as previously stated, we doubt the usefulness of skin biopsies in the differential diagnosis of acute graft-versus-host reaction and drug-induced skin lesions.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00633465
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