title: Disseminated herpes simplex virus infection in a renal transplant patient as possible cause of repeated urinary extravasations.
abstract: Disseminated herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infections are infrequent in patients receiving organ transplants, but usually have a poor outcome. We describe the case of a renal transplant patient who developed a disseminated HSV-2 infection with repeated urinary extravasations. The diagnosis was carried out using a multiplex polymerase chain reaction nested assay and it suggested HSV-2 as a possible cause of repeated urinary fistulas.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology, Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain. txrena@hca.es
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Melón
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Oña
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laures
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Grande
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D006558:Herpes Genitalis / Q000150:complications*; D018258:Herpesvirus 2, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D014556:Urine; D014766:Viremia / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral