Disseminated intravascular coagulation complicating Epstein-Barr virus infection in a cardiac transplant recipient: a case report.
Viral infections are particularly common after cardiac transplantation. Herein we have presented a case of Epstein-Barr infection that presented as a viral syndrome with respiratory symptoms, but was complicated by multiorgan failure and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Transplant physicians should be aware of this unique complication of an otherwise self-limited infection.
O'Connor
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The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Elmariah
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Aledort
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Pinney
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D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D003404:Creatinine; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase