Graft-vs-Host Reaction - 3
Conditions
that may cause a Graft-vs-Host Reaction:
ethere are
differences in tissue histocomaptibility between donor and host
ethe host is
immunocompromised
ethe graft
cells are immunocompetent and are able to trigger an
immune reaction against host tissue
eprocedures or
products that may cause GVD when immunocompetent lymphocytes are
present include:
Žintrauterine
transfusions
Žblood
transfusions - whole, packed, or frozen
Žplatelet
transfusions
Žplasma
transfusions - fresh or frozen
Žtransplantation
of fetal thymus
Žtransplantation
of fetal liver
Žtransplantation
of bone marrow
