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12962877

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-9-9
pubmed:abstractText
Generally, the need for information about varicella-zoster virus (VVZ) infection in cardiac transplantation (CT) is greater than that for other organ transplants. All cases of VVZ infection among the 175 CT patients included herpes zoster as the clinical syndrome in all 11 cases (men, 90.9%; mean age, 50.3+/-5 years; incidence, 6.3%). The infection was limited to one dermatome in seven patients (63.6%: thoracic, 6%; ophthalmic, 1), or two contiguous dermatomes in four patients (36.4%). The infection onset was after the first semester in seven patients (63.6%). All patients received three drug immunosuppressive therapy. Cardiac rejection during the three previous months occurred in one patient (3A grade). Previous CMV disease was observed in three patients (27.3%: range, 7-14 months). Intravenous acyclovir was administered to five patients (ophthalmic and several dermatome forms), and oral therapy for the rest. All the patients recovered; there were no complications or postherpetic neuralgia (mean follow-up: 16.5 months). VVZ infection, a frequent late infection among CT recipients, presents as a clinical syndrome of herpes zoster, frequently in patients with previous CMV infection. In CT, herpes zoster frequently affects two dermatomes, but the clinical courses and responses to treatment are favorable. There was no postherpetic neuralgia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0041-1345
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2004-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Characteristics and repercussion of varicella-zoster virus infection in cardiac transplant.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article