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15497526

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-10-22
pubmed:abstractText
A 46-year-old man with myeloproliferative disorder received a stem cell transplant from an HLA-identical unrelated donor. Eight months status post transplantation, during the course of tacrolimus therapy, the patient developed severe epigastric pain and fever. FGS findings showed eruptions with blisters in the esophagus and ulcers in the stomach. Biopsy specimens revealed acidophilic inclusion bodies in the nuclei. Varicella zoster virus (VZV) DNA copies were detected in the serum. No skin lesions were observed prior to hospital admission. The diagnosis of visceral VZV infection was made and the gastric and esophageal lesions were successfully healed with acyclovir (ACV). Severe abdominal pain is one of the most important signs of VZV infection for recipients of stem cell transplantation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0918-2918
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
861-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Involvement of the esophagus and stomach as a first manifestation of varicella zoster virus infection after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical School, Minamikawachi-machi, Tochigi.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article