Superficial herpes simplex virus wound infection following lung transplantation.
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are infections of tissues, organs, or spaces exposed by surgeons during performance of an invasive procedure. SSIs are classified into superficial, which are limited to skin and subcutaneous tissues, and deep. The incidence of deep SSIs in lung transplant (LTx) patients is estimated at 5%. No reports have been published as to the incidence of superficial SSIs specifically in LTx patients. Common sense would dictate that the majority of superficial SSIs would be bacterial. Uncommonly, fungal SSIs may occur, and we believe that no reports exist as to the incidence of viral wound infections in LTx patients, or in any solid organ transplant patients. We report a de novo superficial wound infection with herpes simplex virus following lung transplantation, its possible source, treatment, and resolution.
Zabrze Lung Transplant Program, Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Silesian Center for Heart Disease, Zabrze, Poland.
Wojtek
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9786-6390
W
Karolak
Zabrze Lung Transplant Program, Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Silesian Center for Heart Disease, Zabrze, Poland.
Jacek
J
Wojarski
Zabrze Lung Transplant Program, Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Silesian Center for Heart Disease, Zabrze, Poland.
Sławomir
S
Zegleń
Zabrze Lung Transplant Program, Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Silesian Center for Heart Disease, Zabrze, Poland.
Marek
M
Ochman
Zabrze Lung Transplant Program, Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Silesian Center for Heart Disease, Zabrze, Poland.
Maciej
M
Urlik
Third Department of Cardiology, SMDZ in Zabrze, Silesian Center for Heart Disease, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.|Department of Nutrition-Related Disease Prevention, School of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Bartosz
B
Hudzik
Immunology and Transplant Laboratory at the Silesian Center for Heart Disease, Zabrze, Poland.
Elzbieta
E
Wozniak-Grygiel
Zabrze Lung Transplant Program, Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Silesian Center for Heart Disease, Zabrze, Poland.
Marcin
M
Maruszewski
D000293:Adolescent; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D015774:Ganciclovir
herpes simplex virus; lung transplantation; superficial wound infection