Visceral Kaposi's sarcoma associated with human herpesvirus 8 seroconversion in a heart transplant recipient.
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.
Collart
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Cardiac Surgery Department, Paoli Calmette Institute, Marseille, France. fcollart@univ-aix.fr
Kerbaul
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F
Damaj
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G
Zandotti
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C
Vey
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N
Mesana
T
T
Mouly-Bandini
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A
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*
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents