Disseminated herpes simplex virus infection in a renal transplant patient as possible cause of repeated urinary extravasations.
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.
Gómez
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Nephrology, Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain. txrena@hca.es
Melón
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de Oña
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Alvarez
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Laures
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Alvarez-Grande
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J
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
D004279:DNA, Viral