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Abdominal pain, unconsciousness, and skin rash after lung transplantation.

Authors :
Amon E
Huzly D
Kalbhenn J
Hettich I
Kotter E
Bansbach J
Source :
Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society [Transpl Infect Dis] 2018 Dec; Vol. 20 (6), pp. e12993. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Sep 21.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

Long-term success of lung transplantation is limited by allograft dysfunction and frequent infections. Varicella zoster virus infection (VZV) is one of the most common opportunistic infections among solid organ transplantation recipients. However the occurrence of visceral involvement or disseminated disease, as seen after bone marrow transplantation, is rare. We report a case of a 59-year-old woman who underwent double-lung transplantation with a fatal visceral and disseminated varicella zoster virus infection.<br /> (© 2018 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1399-3062
Volume :
20
Issue :
6
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
30187615
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/tid.12993