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25 February 2023: Original Paper

Detecting Donor-Derived DNA by Real-Time PCR in Recipients Suspected of Graft-Versus-Host-Diseases After Liver Transplantation: A Case Series and Literature Review

Changhee Ha 1ABCDEF* , Sang Jin Kim 234ABCDEF* , Jong Man Kim 2BE , Jae-Won Joh 2BE , Kee-Taek Jang 5BE , Gyu-Seong Choi 2ABCDE* , Eun-Suk Kang 1ABCDE*

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.938287

Ann Transplant 2023; 28:e938287

Figure 3 Physical and pathological findings of patients suspected to have graft-versus-host diseases and confirmation of donor chimerism. (A) Skin rash of case 1. (B) Trunk tissue biopsy findings of case 1 showing vacuolization (arrow) and basal cell degeneration. (C) Trunk tissue biopsy findings of case 2 showing an eosinophilic body at the lower layer of the epidermis (arrows). (D) Colonoscopic biopsy findings of case 3 exhibiting ulcer (arrow) and decreased number of crypts with size variation. B–D: hematoxylin and eosin staining. Scale bar is located in the lower-left corner.

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Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358
Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358