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Wound Care in the Management of Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease

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Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) affects a substantial proportion of long-term survivors of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). cGVHD of the skin has a varied presentation, ranging from mild, local sclerosis to extensive complex wounds and/or ulcerations. Treatment of cGVHD affecting the skin requires knowledge of local and systemic immunosuppressive therapy, along with basic wound care knowledge Multiple modalities of therapy are often needed.

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  1. Division of Dermatology, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA

    Jae Y. Jung & Timothy H. Almazan

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  1. Division of Dermatology, City of Hope National Medical Center Division of Dermatology, Durante, California, USA

    Jonathan A. Cotliar

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Jung, J.Y., Almazan, T.H. (2017). Wound Care in the Management of Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease. In: Cotliar, J. (eds) Atlas of Graft-versus-Host Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46952-2_11

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