Emily Rowland, Akshay Sharma, Samantha Paglinco, Ross M Maltz, Jeffrey E Deyo, Kiran Joglekar, John Brannon Alberty, Courtney Fitzhugh, Hemalatha G Rangarajan
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Abstract
Although graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) is an important cause of gastrointestinal (GI) complications after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT), the non-specific symptoms make diagnosis challenging. We described three patients with sickle cell disease who developed inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) like manifestations 4-18 months post-HCT. All patients received peripheral blood stem cell grafts and sirolimus for GvHD prophylaxis. All had chronic diarrhea, and biopsies showed extensive colonic ulceration, non-necrotizing granulomas, with minimal histologic evidence of GvHD. Symptoms resolved promptly with IBD-directed therapy. Our report highlights the importance of considering alternative rare etiologies for GI complications such as IBD after HCT.
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Pediatric Blood & Cancer publishes the highest quality manuscripts describing basic and clinical investigations of blood disorders and malignant diseases of childhood including diagnosis, treatment, epidemiology, etiology, biology, and molecular and clinical genetics of these diseases as they affect children, adolescents, and young adults. Pediatric Blood & Cancer will also include studies on such treatment options as hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, immunology, and gene therapy.