Abdominal presentation of varicella-zoster infection in recipients of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.
We report here three recipients of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in whom visceral varicella-zoster virus infection preceded cutaneous dissemination producing life-threatening complications including hepatitis, pancreatitis and haemorrhage.
Schiller
G J
GJ
Department of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine 90024-1678.
Nimer
S D
SD
Gajewski
J L
JL
Golde
D W
DW
D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000209:etiology; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous