Renal failure in the course of reactivation of varicella-zoster virus infection in a renal transplant recipient

Renal failure in the course of reactivation of varicella-zoster virus infection in a renal transplant recipient

Renal failure developed in a 20-year-old female renal transplant recipient in the course of reactivation of varicella-zoster virus infection. The patient was treated with acyclovir and immunosuppression was continued. A year later renal function in the transplanted kidney was satisfactory.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of infection 1986-09, Vol.13 (2), p.159-162
Hauptverfasser: Bourbigot, B., Quillien, M.C., Airiau, J., Hardy, E., Guiserix, J., Leroy, J.P., Cledes, J., Chastel, C.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acute Kidney Injury - complications
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Chickenpox - complications
Female
Herpes Zoster - complications
Humans
Kidney Transplantation
Medical sciences
Recurrence
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the urinary system
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Zusammenfassung:Renal failure developed in a 20-year-old female renal transplant recipient in the course of reactivation of varicella-zoster virus infection. The patient was treated with acyclovir and immunosuppression was continued. A year later renal function in the transplanted kidney was satisfactory.
ISSN:0163-4453
1532-2742
DOI:10.1016/S0163-4453(86)92981-6