TYK357
What of the following is NOT a common symptom of chronic graft versus host disease?
a) Oral mucositis
b) Polymyositis with contractures
c) Interstitial pneumonitis
d) High fever
e) None of the above
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Answer
Answer d. While answers A, B, and C are symptoms which may be present in patients with chronic GVHD, high fever is a less common finding and should prompt an investigation into the cause. In particular, because of the immunosuppressed nature of HSCT patients, there is a significant risk of lifethreatening infections following transplant and fever should never be ignored in these patients.
Notes
- This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.