Infection with human herpesvirus 6 after kidney-pancreas transplant.
We describe the first known case of symptomatic infection resulting from human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) in simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant recipients. The role of HHV-6 in solid-organ transplant recipients is not well defined. In hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT) HHV-6 may cause fever, rash, myelosuppression, interstitial pneumonitis, and encephalitis.
Benito
Natividad
N
Infectious Diseases Service, Hospital Clinic Universitari-IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain. nbenito@clinic.ub.es
Ricart
M José
MJ
Pumarola
Tomás
T
Marcos
M Angeles
MA
Oppenheimer
Federico
F
Camacho
Asunción Moreno
AM
D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000628:therapy; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000401:mortality; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000401:mortality; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome