title: [Viral infection after lung transplantation].
abstract: We experienced 3 cases of viral infections after lung transplantation. Case 1: Fifty-two-year-old male with pulmonary emphysema underwent left single lung transplantation from a cadaveric donor. Three months after transplantation he presented Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) viremia, resulting in multiple lymphadenopathy. Biopsy showed post-transplant lymphproliferative disorder, and he was treated successfully with rituximab. He is well without recurrence around 1 and a half years after treatment. Case 2: Thitry-eight-year-old male with pulmonary emphysema underwent double lung transplantation from a cadaveric donor. Four months after transplantation he showed multiple nodules in both lungs. Percutaneous biopsy showed post-transplant lymphproliferative disorder, and he was treated successfully with rituximab. He is well without recurrence more than 2 years after treatment. Case 3 : Twenty-four-year-old woman with lymphangioleiomyomatosis underwent living-related bilateral lobar lung transplantation. Three months after lung transplantation she presented cytomegalovirus viremia. Since it proved to be ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus infection, she was treated with foscarnet successfully. She is well without recurrence about 2 and a half years after treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Fengshi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aoyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Satoda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujinaga
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shoji
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bando
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications