Question 353 · LDEK · Children with systemic diseases and disabilities
Select the false statement about patients with graft-versus-host disease (GvHD):
- A. the most frequent oral cavity symptoms include hyperplastic lesions of the tongue and oral mucosa.
- B. hyperplastic lesions of the oral mucosa require surgical treatment and histological examination.
- C. GvHD is associated with a risk of malignant metaplasia.
- D. the first-line treatment in GvHD is corticosteroids.
- E. patients with GvHD frequently develop dryness of the mouth, conjunctiva and sclera.
Hint
Recall the typical oral picture of chronic GvHD and ask whether hyperplastic lesions are common or a warning sign.
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