Herpes Simplex Virus Hepatitis after Solid Organ Transplantation in Adults

Twelve patients developed herpes simplex (HSV) hepatitisa medianof 18 days after solid organ transplantation. This is earlier than cytomegalovirus hepatitis, which usually occurs 30–40 days after transplantation. Eight recipients (67%) died, and in seven, the diagnosis was made at autopsy or

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of infectious diseases 1991-05, Vol.163 (5), p.1001-1007
Hauptverfasser:	Kusne, Shimon, Schwartz, Michael, Breinig, Mary Kay, Dummer, J. Stephen, Lee, Robert E., Selby, Rick, Starzl, Thomas E., Simmons, Richard L., Ho, Monto
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Autopsies Biological and medical sciences Biopsies Female Heart Transplantation Hepatitis Hepatitis, Viral, Human - etiology Hepatitis, Viral, Human - pathology Herpes Simplex - etiology Herpes Simplex - pathology Human herpesvirus 1 Human herpesvirus 2 Human viral diseases Humans Infections Infectious diseases Kidney Transplantation Liver Liver - pathology Liver Transplantation Major Articles Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Organ Transplantation Pathology Prognosis Retrospective Studies Simplexvirus Simplexvirus - isolation & purification Transplantation Viral diseases Viral hepatitis
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Zusammenfassung:	Twelve patients developed herpes simplex (HSV) hepatitisa medianof 18 days after solid organ transplantation. This is earlier than cytomegalovirus hepatitis, which usually occurs 30–40 days after transplantation. Eight recipients (67%) died, and in seven, the diagnosis was made at autopsy or
ISSN:	0022-1899 1537-6613
DOI:	10.1093/infdis/163.5.1001