Therapeutic experience on multiple contractures in sclerodermoid chronic graft versus host disease.
BACKGROUND
A 25-year-old male underwent allogenic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation and developed sclerodermoid chronic graft versus host disease. He complained of limitation of motion of major joints and some difficulties with activities of daily living (ADL) performances.


CONCLUSIONS
He had been treated with physical and occupational therapies. After the rehabilitative managements, range of motion and ADL performances improved slightly.


CONCLUSIONS
Active and continuous multimodal rehabilitative treatment would be helpful in managing contracture and functional impairment and preventing the progression of the disease.
Choi
In-Sung
IS
Department of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School & Hospital, #8, Hak-Dong, Dong-Gu, Gwangju City, 501-757, Republic of Korea.
Jang
In-Sub
IS
Han
Jae-Young
JY
Kim
Jae-Hyung
JH
Lee
Sam-Gyu
SG
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D036102:Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous