Infection with human herpesvirus 6 after kidney-pancreas transplant

Am J Transplant. 2004 Jul;4(7):1197-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2004.00449.x.

Abstract

We describe the first known case of symptomatic infection resulting from human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) in simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant recipients. The role of HHV-6 in solid-organ transplant recipients is not well defined. In hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT) HHV-6 may cause fever, rash, myelosuppression, interstitial pneumonitis, and encephalitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / therapy
  • Encephalitis / mortality
  • Fever / etiology
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / metabolism
  • Herpesviridae Infections / etiology
  • Herpesviridae Infections / metabolism*
  • Herpesvirus 6, Human / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Infections / mortality
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy
  • Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Kidney Transplantation / methods*
  • Male
  • Pancreas Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Pancreas Transplantation / methods*
  • Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Stem Cell Transplantation / methods
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome