Previously Activated Psoralen: A Possible Novel Format of Psoralen used in the Treatment of Graft-versus-Host Disease
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Treatment of chronic cutaneous graft versus host disease (GVHD) with photochemotherapy with Psoralen (PUVA): A report of five cases
Chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) remains the most common late complication of allogenic stem cell transplantation and the most frequent cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients. To control this condition, immunosuppressive drugs are usually administered at a high dose and for a long time, which may result in several side effects. 5 patients with clinically and histopathologica...
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عنوان ژورنال: West Indian Medical Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0043-3144
DOI: 10.7727/wimj.2014.166