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8526311

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-1-19
pubmed:abstractText
We report four cases of varicella-zoster pancreatitis in immunocompromised hosts. All 4 patients presented a severe immunodeficiency because of chronic lymphoproliferative disorders (mainly lymphoma and Hodgkin disease) and long-term immunosuppressive therapy. Varicella zoster pancreatitis is a very unusual presentation of varicella-zoster infection. Few cases of pancreatitis occurring after bone marrow transplantation have been reported. All 4 patients presented with acute epigastric pain associated with transient elevation of serum amylase. The vesicular rash followed the presenting symptoms of severe abdominal pain by 8 days. This clinical presentation, occurring in immunocompromised patients, defines a set of symptoms which should lead the physician to suspect varicella-zoster pancreatitis, even in the initial absence of the characteristic skin vesicular eruption. Early institution of antiviral therapy seems mandatory.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0003-410X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
146
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
292-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
[Varicella-zoster virus pancreatitis in hematologic diseases].
pubmed:affiliation
Service d'Hématologie, Hôpital Victor-Dupouy, Argenteuil
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review