PMID- 16921414
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20070719
LR  - 20200929
IS  - 1554-0766 (Electronic)
IS  - 1554-0766 (Linking)
VI  - 5
DP  - 2006 Jan 28
TI  - Severe desquamating disorder after liver transplant: toxic epidermal necrolysis 
      or graft versus host disease?
PG  - e1
LID - e1
AB  - OBJECTIVE: The objective of this article is to present and discuss the clinical 
      characteristics of TEN (Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis) and GVHD (Graft Versus Host 
      Disease) following orthotopic liver transplantation. METHODS: Recent experience 
      with a patient who suffered a fatal desquamation syndrome within weeks of liver 
      transplantation provides the basis for a discussion of differential diagnosis of 
      these two conditions. RESULTS: TEN and GVHD demonstrate similar clinical 
      presentations as well as etiology (CD8+ lymphocyte attack on epithelial 
      surfaces). This case demonstrates the difficulty in distinguishing between these 
      two conditions in this particular patient. CONCLUSIONS: Advances in the 
      understanding and treatment of one of these disease states may provide 
      therapeutic insights into the other.
FAU - Schulz, John T 3rd
AU  - Schulz JT 3rd
AD  - Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT, USA. pjschu@bpthosp.org
FAU - Sheridan, Robert L
AU  - Sheridan RL
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20060128
PL  - United States
TA  - J Burns Wounds
JT  - Journal of burns and wounds
JID - 101280410
PMC - PMC1687152
EDAT- 2006/08/22 09:00
MHDA- 2006/08/22 09:01
PMCR- 2006/02/01
CRDT- 2006/08/22 09:00
PHST- 2006/08/22 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2006/08/22 09:01 [medline]
PHST- 2006/08/22 09:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2006/02/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 1 [pii]
PST - epublish
SO  - J Burns Wounds. 2006 Jan 28;5:e1.