Intra-Mesenteric Artery Steroid Administration Relieved Severe Refractory Gastro-Intestinal Graft-Vs.-Host Disease in an Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation Patient

Tsutomu Sato*, Sumio Sakamaki, Yasuhiro Nagaoka, Kageaki Kuribayashi, Yasuhiro Nagamachi, Kazuhiro Morii, Hisato Honma, Katsuhisa Kogawa, Junji Kato, Yoshiro Niitsu

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Abstract

We report a case of severe gastro-intestinal (G-I) gratt-vs.-host disease (GVHD) successfully treated with intra-mesenteric artery steroid administration. A 29-year-old man with severe aplastic anemia (SAA) was submitted to HLA-identical unrelated allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) and was found to be suffering from grade IV G-I GVHD. Although cyclosporine, steroid pulse therapy, and FK506 proved ineffective, 30 mg of water-soluble prednisolone as administered into each the superior and inferior mesenteric artery with remarkable effects. This treatment was repeated two times, and the symptoms of G-I GVHD disappeared completely.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)277-280
Number of pages4
JournalAmerican Journal of Hematology
Volume56
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997/12

Keywords

  • Graft vs. host disease
  • Intraarterial injection
  • Steroid
  • Therapy
  • Ulcerative colitis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hematology

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