25 February 2023 : Original article
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.