title: Successful treatment of chronic cutaneous graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) with penicillamine.
abstract: Chronic graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) is a major complication of bone marrow transplantation. Until recently, little effective therapy has been available. We report a case of chronic cutaneous GVHD successfully treated with penicillamine.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000628:therapy; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005149:Facial Expression; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010396:Penicillamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D010396:Penicillamine; D008727:Methotrexate