Herpes zoster and acute rejection crisis of renal homograft.
The case of a patient developing acute rejection crisis 8 months after transplantation in the prodromal stage of a herpes zoster infection is reported. The joint therapeutic measures resulted in suppression of rejection and control of the infection. Complications did not occur. The case suggests a definite association between the viral infection and acute homograft rejection. The case report is followed by a critical review of the pertinent literature.
D000328:Adult; D002102:Cadaver; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous