Graft versus host reaction and lichen planus‐like eruption in man
Graft versus host reaction and lichen planus‐like eruption in man
复制标题
人类移植物抗宿主反应和扁平苔藓样皮疹
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2133.1975.tb03131.x
复制
发表时间:
1975
影响因子:
10.3
通讯作者:
A. Bussel
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
J. Saurat;L. Didier;E. Gluckman;A. Bussel
Lichen planus-like eruptions can be seen in various circumstances, but graft versus host reactions (GVHR) occurring in bone marrow transplanted patients have never been reported as an aetiological factor. The sequence of histological events in lichen planus (LP) seems to include initial epidermal basal cell damage (Pinkus, 1973). The mechanism of this damage is unknown (Black, 1972). Skin lesions of GVHR in man appear to be related mainly to basal cell damage (Slavin & Santos 1973). Because of the similarity of the initial lesions in LP and in GVHR, lichenoid eruptions in GVHR could be expected. Nevertheless, GVHR skin eruptions have never been reported to be clinically lichenoid j maculopapular or dry scaling scarlatiniform rashes and even toxic epidermal necrolysis (Peck, Herzig & Elias, 1972) have been noted in the acute stage of GVHR, or atrophy and pigmentation in the 'quiescent phase' (Slavin & Santos, 1973). Slavin & Santos (1973) first drew attention to the similarity between the histology of lichen planus and of GVHR j this similarity was observed mainly during a secondary phase of GVHR called by these authors: 'florid phase of aggressor lymphocytes destructive lesion'. The following is the history of a patient whose acute GVHR skin eruption was initially maculopapular and subsequently became chronic with clinical and histological features of an extensive lichen planus-like eruption. This 13-year-old boy was admitted for post-hepatitis aplastic anaemia. Transplantation was performed with the marrow of his matched sister. On day 7, the first signs of engraftment were observed and the immediate course was uneventful. On day 11, he developed a diffuse maculopapular rash. Two days later, high spiking fever, diarrhoea and a rise of SGOT appeared. A skin biopsy on day 11 showed a grade H GVHR without any lymphoid infiltrate. From day 18 to day 52 he received a total dose of 280 mg IgG/kg of anti-thymocyte globulin. The SGOT was normal by day 62, and diarrhoea and anorexia disappeared on day 75. The skin lesions persisted with scaling and pigmentation. A second skin biopsy, on day 56, showed persisting grade II-HI GVHR, only sparse lymphoid cells were seen. On day 59, a cytomegalovirus (CMV) interstitial pneumonitis with viraemia was diagnosed. All immuno-suppressive therapy was discontinued and treatment with anti-CMV plasma, gammaglobulin and transfer factor was given. At that time there was a severe immunodeficiency (agammaglobulinaemia, vinresponsiveness of lymphocytes to phytohaemagglutin or to allogeneic lymphocytes). The clinical status improved progressively but skin lesions persisted and changed. Typical papular lichen planuslike lesions appeared. They were first observed on the extremities and progressively spread to the whole body. The buccal mucous membrane and nails were also involved. A skin biopsy, on day 90, demonstrated the characteristic lesions of lichen planus: basal epidermal cell damage with colloid bodies, and