Case 20-2019: A 52-Year-Old Woman with Fever and Rash after Heart Transplantation

Case 20-2019: A 52-Year-Old Woman with Fever and Rash after Heart Transplantation

A 52-year-old woman who had undergone orthotopic heart transplantation because of dilated cardiomyopathy was admitted to the hospital 40 days after surgery with blanching, erythematous nodules on the left leg and arm; there was no associated necrosis or ulceration. A diagnosis was made.

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 2019-06, Vol.380 (26), p.2564-2573
Hauptverfasser: Ison, Michael G, Lebeis, Taylor A, Barros, Nicolas, Lewis, Gregory D, Massoth, Lucas R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antigens
Arm
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiology
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiovascular disease
Case reports
Cytomegalovirus
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Dyspnea
Fever
Heart
Heart transplantation
Heart transplants
Hepatitis
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Immunoglobulins
Infections
Legs
Medical imaging
Nodules
Pain
Surgery
Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:A 52-year-old woman who had undergone orthotopic heart transplantation because of dilated cardiomyopathy was admitted to the hospital 40 days after surgery with blanching, erythematous nodules on the left leg and arm; there was no associated necrosis or ulceration. A diagnosis was made.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMcpc1904040