期刊
BIOLOGY OF BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANTATION
卷 16, 期 10, 页码 1362-1369出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2010.03.023
关键词
CGVHD; Sicca syndrome; Xerostomia; Xerophthalmia; Sjogren's syndrome
资金
- National Cancer Institute
- National Eye Institute
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Although xerostomia is a commonly reported complaint in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), criteria for evaluating the prevalence and characteristics of salivary gland involvement have not been well defined in this patient population. Previous studies also have made no distinction between salivary and mucosal oral cGVHD. We systematically evaluated signs and symptoms of sicca in a large cohort of patients with cGVHD (n = 101) using instruments widely used to study Sjogren's syndrome. Xerostomia was reported by 77% of the patients and was associated with xerophthalmia in all but I case. The salivary flow rate was <= 0.2 mL/min in 27%, and <= 0.1 mL/min in 16%. Histopathological changes, consisting of mononuclear infiltration and/or fibrosis/atrophy, were present in all patients with salivary dysfunction. Importantly, there was no correlation of salivary and oral mucosal involvement in cGVHD. Patients with cGVHD-associated salivary gland involvement had diminished oral cavity-specific quality of life and lower body mass index. Salivary gland involvement is a common and clinically distinct manifestation of cGVHD. Formal evaluation of salivary function using standardized criteria is needed, and this could be incorporated as an outcome measure in clinical trials of cGVHD. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 16: 1362-1369 (2010) Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation
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