ABSTRACT We report two cases of refractory chronic graft-versus-host disease after donor lymphocyte infusions in which the skin lesions improved dramatically with the use of intravenous

pulses of lidocaine. This form of therapy has been used successfully for the cutaneous involvement of scleroderma and may have vasodilator and anti-inflammatory effects. _Bone Marrow

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98/11981–0), CNPq, FAEPA/HCRP and FUNDHERP for financial support in Brazil. AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, University Hospital, School of

Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil JC Voltarelli, EJA Paton, A B P L Stracieri, M Coutinho & BP Simoes * Blood and Marrow Transplant Division, University of

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KEYWORDS * chronic GVHD * lidocaine * donor lymphocyte infusion