Lung rejection after bone marrow transplantation may lead to fibrosis.
Very poor immunity during bone marrow transplantation predisposes to infection and graft-versus-host disease (i.e., rejection). Infection or rejection may lead to destruction of alveolar tissue, which undergoes abnormal repair leading to fibrosis.
Pulmonary fibrosis is currently incurable and is irreversible. The development of pulmonary fibrosis may result in cough, sputum, dyspnea, fever, or even respiratory failure, which affects the normal quality of life.
If cough, dyspnea, chest tightness, fatigue and other discomforts occur after bone marrow transplantation, consult the doctor in time to determine the lung rejection reaction and then treat it in time to avoid serious pulmonary fibrosis and respiratory failure.