An outbreak of chickenpox in adult renal transplant recipients.
Infection with the varicella-zoster virus, the etiologic agent of chickenpox and herpes zoster, is more serious in immunosuppressed renal transplant recipients than it is in the general population. Chickenpox is a rare infection in adult renal transplant recipients; however, it is significant owing to the severity of its clinical features and its associated high mortality rate. To date, there are no reported outbreaks of primary varicella-zoster virus infection in adult renal transplant recipients. Here, we report 3 patients with chickenpox who presented to our center between May 2006 and June 2006.
Shahbazian
Heshmatollah
H
Department of Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation, Ahwaz Jondi Shapour Medical University, Ahwaz, Iran. shahbazian_he@yahoo.com
Ehsanpour
Ali
A
D000212:Acyclovir / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D000212:Acyclovir