Pulmonary graft versus host disease (GvHD) is one of the thoracic manifestations that can complicate hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Pulmonary GvHD can be broadly divided into acute and chronic disease 1-4:
- acute pulmonary GvHD
- pulmonary involvement is rare
- the median time of onset of respiratory symptoms is around five months
- reported radiological features include 3
- chronic pulmonary GvHD
See also
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