Utility of Endoscopic Examination in the Diagnosis of Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease in the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Grade</td><td class="align_center">Histological feature</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">I</td><td class="align_center">Single-cell necrosis (apoptosis) noted on medium power</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">II</td><td class="align_center">Evidence of epithelial damage by crypt/grandular abscesses, epithelial flattening, or glandular/crypt dilation</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">III</td><td class="align_center">Dropout of one or more crypts/grands</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">IV</td><td class="align_center">Total epithelial denudation</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Definition and the histological grading system for acute GI GVHD.

Gastroenterology Research and Practice

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Table 1: Utility of Endoscopic Examination in the Diagnosis of Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease in the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract 