title: Visceral Kaposi's sarcoma associated with human herpesvirus 8 seroconversion in a heart transplant recipient.
abstract: A close association between human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) and Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) has been shown in transplant recipients, but donor-to-recipient transmission of HHV-8 is uncommon. Herein we report a case of a heart transplant recipient who had a fatal visceral KS in association with HHV-8 seroconversion at 18 months after transplantation with a donor having positive serology discovered after transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Department, Paoli Calmette Institute, Marseille, France. fcollart@univ-aix.fr
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Collart
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kerbaul
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Damaj
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zandotti
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vey
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mesana
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mouly-Bandini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019288:Herpesvirus 8, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000821:virology*; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents