Patient experience: Feeling like the tin man from the Wizard of Oz

Skin Health Dis. 2024 Jun 14;4(5):e406. doi: 10.1002/ski2.406. eCollection 2024 Oct.

Abstract

Graft versus host disease affects roughly 40%-60% of patients who undergo haematopoietic stem cell transplant, with a mortality rate of 15%. In rare cases, this can progress to sclerodermatous graft versus host disease, with devastating associated morbidity and mortality. In this article, a patient shares their first-hand experience of living with the disease.