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The diagnosis of | The diagnosis of GvHD can be made at the histologic level via tissue biopsy. Biopsies of the suspected organs involved can aid in the diagnosis. A skin biopsy, for example, will show findings such as vacuolar interface dermatitis. The sensitivities of tissue biopsy is somewhat limited though, and nearly 40% of cases can be missed.<ref name="pmid23802653">{{cite journal| author=Qian L, Wu Z, Shen J| title=Advances in the treatment of acute graft-versus-host disease. | journal=J Cell Mol Med | year= 2013 | volume= 17 | issue= 8 | pages= 966-75 | pmid=23802653 | doi=10.1111/jcmm.12093 | pmc=3780546 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23802653 }} </ref> Biopsies of the upper GI tract can be achieved via endoscopy, and biopsies of the lower GI tract can be achieved via [[colonoscopy]] or [[flexible sigmoidoscopy]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Other Diagnostic Studies
The diagnosis of GvHD can be made at the histologic level via tissue biopsy. Biopsies of the suspected organs involved can aid in the diagnosis. A skin biopsy, for example, will show findings such as vacuolar interface dermatitis. The sensitivities of tissue biopsy is somewhat limited though, and nearly 40% of cases can be missed.[1] Biopsies of the upper GI tract can be achieved via endoscopy, and biopsies of the lower GI tract can be achieved via colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy.
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- ↑ Qian L, Wu Z, Shen J (2013). "Advances in the treatment of acute graft-versus-host disease". J Cell Mol Med. 17 (8): 966–75. doi:10.1111/jcmm.12093. PMC 3780546. PMID 23802653.