Bone Marrow Transplant Complications (Part 2)
Linings of the mouth and throat may also be injured, resulting to mucositis. This is caused by medications taken after bone marrow transplant. It is painful and patient may find it hard to eat and drink. This is treated with pain medications, and the patient is given intravenous infusion for a source of nutrients, and to avoid dehydration.
Graft-versus-host disease is the transplanted cell’s reaction to its new environment. Areas of the body that is commonly affected are the skin, liver and the digestive system. A benefit of this complication is the graft-versus-tumor effect, where the donor’s natural killer cells react against the cancer cells.