What is graft versus host disease?

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a common complication of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in which functional immune cells in the transplanted marrow recognize the recipient as "foreign" and mount an immunologic attack.

How do members experience graft versus host disease?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with graft versus host disease*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for graft versus host disease*

Who has graft versus host disease on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 6
30s 7
40s 11
50s 11
60s 14
70+ 12

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 28
Female 34

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What is graft versus host disease?

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a common complication of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in which functional immune cells in the transplanted marrow recognize the recipient as "foreign" and mount an immunologic attack.



Common symptoms reported by people with graft versus host disease

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for graft versus host disease

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Compare treatments taken by people with graft versus host disease

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have graft versus host disease through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with graft versus host disease? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has graft versus host disease on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 43 say GVHD is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 6
30s 7
40s 11
50s 11
60s 14
70+ 12
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 2
30-39 years 2
40-49 years 4
50-59 years 5
60-69 years 1
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 28
Female 34

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 18
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from GVHD patients who have completed their condition history
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