Herpes simplex pneumonia in a heart transplant recipient.
An unusual case of Herpes simplex virus (HSV) pneumonia in a heart transplant recipient receiving chronic immunosuppressive therapy is reported. This infection presented an indolent course manifested by a chronic left pulmonary infiltrate unresponsive to antibiotic therapy and mild hypoxemia. Death eventually occurred as a consequence of an other infectious complication of the postoperative period. The HSV etiology of the necrotizing pneumonia observed at autopsy was established on the basis of histologic findings.
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Istituto di Chirurgia del cuore e dei grossi vasi, Università La Sapienza, Roma.
Venditti
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Gallo
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Macchiarelli
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Tonelli
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Scibilia
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Marino
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B
D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology