Table 1

Clinical features of oral mucosal and salivary gland cGVHD

Oral mucosal cGVHD
Salivary gland cGVHD
Sclerotic cGVHD
SignsSymptomsSignsSymptomsSignsSymptoms
  • Lichen-type features*

  • Hyperkeratotic plaques*

  • Erythema/atrophy

  • Ulcerations with pseudomembranes

  • Atrophic glossitis

  • Superficial mucoceles

 
  • Sensitivity to foods/drinks

    • - Spicy/seasoned foods

    • - Acidic foods (citrus, salad dressing, carbonated drinks)

    • - Alcoholic beverages and alcohol containing mouth rinses

    • - Salty foods

    • - Hard/crunchy/crusty foods

    • - Warm (temperature) foods/drinks

  • Sensitivity to mint-flavored toothpaste/brushing

  • Taste changes

 
  • Thickened, sticky, ropey or foamy saliva

  • Lack of saliva/absence of floor of mouth pooling

  • Atrophic mucosa

  • Dental caries (interproximal and at the cervical margins)

  • Oropharyngeal candidiasis

  • Frequent water sipping

  • Tongue “clicking” while speaking

  • Food debris inside the mouth

  • Inability to eat dry foods without fluids

 
  • Xerostomia

  • Sensitivity to foods/drinks

  • Difficulty speaking

  • Difficulty chewing

  • Difficulty swallowing/throat constriction

  • Waking at night because of severe dryness

  • Taste changes

 
  • Restriction of mouth opening from sclerosis*

  • Leathery skin

  • Mucosal bands

 
  • Difficulty eating

  • Jaw pain

  • Tightness

 
Oral mucosal cGVHD
Salivary gland cGVHD
Sclerotic cGVHD
SignsSymptomsSignsSymptomsSignsSymptoms
  • Lichen-type features*

  • Hyperkeratotic plaques*

  • Erythema/atrophy

  • Ulcerations with pseudomembranes

  • Atrophic glossitis

  • Superficial mucoceles

 
  • Sensitivity to foods/drinks

    • - Spicy/seasoned foods

    • - Acidic foods (citrus, salad dressing, carbonated drinks)

    • - Alcoholic beverages and alcohol containing mouth rinses

    • - Salty foods

    • - Hard/crunchy/crusty foods

    • - Warm (temperature) foods/drinks

  • Sensitivity to mint-flavored toothpaste/brushing

  • Taste changes

 
  • Thickened, sticky, ropey or foamy saliva

  • Lack of saliva/absence of floor of mouth pooling

  • Atrophic mucosa

  • Dental caries (interproximal and at the cervical margins)

  • Oropharyngeal candidiasis

  • Frequent water sipping

  • Tongue “clicking” while speaking

  • Food debris inside the mouth

  • Inability to eat dry foods without fluids

 
  • Xerostomia

  • Sensitivity to foods/drinks

  • Difficulty speaking

  • Difficulty chewing

  • Difficulty swallowing/throat constriction

  • Waking at night because of severe dryness

  • Taste changes

 
  • Restriction of mouth opening from sclerosis*

  • Leathery skin

  • Mucosal bands

 
  • Difficulty eating

  • Jaw pain

  • Tightness

 
*

Consensus criteria diagnostic features.

Distinctive (supportive but nondiagnostic) features.

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