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Veno-occlusive disease (VOD) is one of the worst and a potentially life-threatening complication that can occur after blood or marrow transplantation (BMT).
What is it and how do we manage this?
A 🧵for #MedTwitter trainees in preparation for #EBMT23 ♥️
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What is it and how do we manage this?
A 🧵for #MedTwitter trainees in preparation for #EBMT23 ♥️
1/15
VOD:
-clinical syndrome which can occur after BMTand, less commonly, after chemo, toxic alkaloids, high doses of radiotherapy, or liver transplant
-incidence varies from 2-60% because of different setting, application of different diagnostic criteria and BMT procedures
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-clinical syndrome which can occur after BMTand, less commonly, after chemo, toxic alkaloids, high doses of radiotherapy, or liver transplant
-incidence varies from 2-60% because of different setting, application of different diagnostic criteria and BMT procedures
2/15
Clinic:
-rapid weight gain, often unresponsive to diuretics, hyperbilirubinemia, painful hepatomegaly, & ascites
-within 21 days after BMT
-late-onset VOD a distinct feature, occurring in 39.3% and 16.7%, respectively, in the adult and pediatric setting
-@TheEBMT criteria👇
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-rapid weight gain, often unresponsive to diuretics, hyperbilirubinemia, painful hepatomegaly, & ascites
-within 21 days after BMT
-late-onset VOD a distinct feature, occurring in 39.3% and 16.7%, respectively, in the adult and pediatric setting
-@TheEBMT criteria👇
3/15
