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[Varicella gastritis under immunosuppression : Case report of a woman after lung transplantation due to granulomatosis with polyangiitis].
- Source :
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Der Internist [Internist (Berl)] 2017 Aug; Vol. 58 (8), pp. 855-858. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- A 35-year-old woman who had previously undergone a lung transplantation presented with severe abdominal pain and vomiting. The gastroscopy showed diffuse ulcerative gastric lesions. Tests for varicella zoster virus and Epstein-Barr virus via polymerase chain reactions (PCR) on endoscopically obtained gastric biopsies were found to be positive and confirmed varicella gastritis. Intravenous antiviral therapy with acyclovir was administered resulting in a normalization of all clinical symptoms, especially of abdominal pain and inflammation parameters.
- Subjects :
- Acyclovir therapeutic use
Adult
Antiviral Agents therapeutic use
Chickenpox complications
Chickenpox drug therapy
Female
Gastritis drug therapy
Gastritis virology
Herpesvirus 3, Human
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Chickenpox diagnosis
Gastritis diagnosis
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis surgery
Lung Transplantation
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- German
- ISSN :
- 1432-1289
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Der Internist
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28405696
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00108-017-0231-2