Living with Acute graft versus host disease
Tissue damage caused by the immune system after a donor transplant, most often in the skin, liver, and gut.
Understanding Acute graft versus host disease
It usually affects the skin, liver, and digestive (GI) tract. It usually begins within 100 days of the transplant.
Signs & symptoms
GARD doesn't list specific symptoms for this condition yet.
Not everyone has every symptom. GARD's list comes from the Human Phenotype Ontology.
Diagnosis
- 1Talk with your doctor
Share the symptoms you've noticed, when they started and your family health history. Notes and photos can help.
- 2See a specialist
Specialists who may be involved include allergy and immune system specialists.
- 3Ask which tests can help
Your care team will decide which exams and tests can confirm the diagnosis.
- 4Connect with expert centers
Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation may keep lists of experts for this condition.
Care & treatment
- Care team
- Allergy and immune system specialists (allergists / immunologists)
- Expert care
- Expert lists: Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation
- Treatment
- GARD doesn't list specific treatments for this condition. Your care team will tailor care to your symptoms.
- Research
- Clinical trials and observational studies may be options. See the research section below.
General information, not medical advice. Your care team makes the decisions.
Everyday life
Living with a rare condition is easier with support.
- Connect with Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation
- Keep notes on symptoms, changes and questions for appointments
- Ask about patient registries that help research
- Look into financial aid and travel resources for care visits
Quick facts
GARD describes it as tissue damage caused by the immune system that may occur after an allogeneic (donor) transplant. It doesn't list a gene cause.
Also known as: acute graft vs. host disease; acute graft-versus-host disease; fulminant graft versus host disease; graft versus host disease, acute; gvhd, acute
Patient organizations
- Aplastic Anemia and MDS International FoundationAcute graft versus host disease · United States
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