Ocular manifestations in bone marrow transplantation – case report

Ewa Karwacka; Urszula Ołdakowska-Jedynak; Leszek Pączek; Dariusz Kęcik; Joanna Brydak-Godowska

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Klinika Oczna / Acta Ophthalmologica Polonica

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Ocular manifestations in bone marrow transplantation – case report

Ewa Karwacka

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Urszula Ołdakowska-Jedynak

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,

Leszek Pączek

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Dariusz Kęcik

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,

Joanna Brydak-Godowska

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Klinika Okulistyki Akademii Medycznej w Warszawie
Klinika Transplantologii, Immunologii i Chorób Wewnętrznych Akademii Medycznej w Warszawie

Klinika Oczna 2005, 107(7-9): 502-505

Online publish date: 2005/09/22

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We present two cases of patients who developed keratitis sicca (dry eyes) and pemphigoid-like symptoms after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Skin biopsy revealed changes typical of GVHD. In both cases immunosuppressive treatment, systemic and local, produced improvement of the clinical condition.

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Ocular manifestations in bone marrow transplantation – case report

Ewa Karwacka 1 , Urszula Ołdakowska-Jedynak 2 , Leszek Pączek 2 , Dariusz Kęcik 1 , Joanna Brydak-Godowska 1

graft versus host disease, chronic myelocytic leucemia, dry eyes syndrom

Ewa Karwacka

¹

,

Urszula Ołdakowska-Jedynak

²

,

Leszek Pączek

²

,

Dariusz Kęcik

¹

,

Joanna Brydak-Godowska

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