Table 1

Extent of organ involvement

Stage
Skin
Liver (bilirubin)
Gut (stool output/day)

0
No GVHD rash
< 2 mg/dl
< 500 ml/day or persistent nausea.
1
Maculopapular rash< 25% BSA
2–3 mg/dl
500–999 ml/day
2
Maculopapular rash 25 – 50% BSA
3.1–6 mg/dl
1000–1500 ml/day
3
Maculopapular rash > 50% BSA
6.1–15 mg/dl
Adult: >1500 ml/day
4
Generalized erythroderma plus bullous formation
>15 mg/dl
Severe abdominal pain with or without ileus
Grade
I
Stage 1–2
None
None
II
Stage 3 or
Stage 1 or
Stage 1
III
-
Stage 2–3 or
Stage 2–4
IV
Stage 4 or
Stage 4
-

Jacobsohn and Vogelsang Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2007 2:35   doi:10.1186/1750-1172-2-35