Disseminated intravascular coagulation complicating Epstein-Barr virus infection in a cardiac transplant recipient: a case report

Transplant Proc. 2010 Jun;42(5):1973-5. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.11.044.

Abstract

Viral infections are particularly common after cardiac transplantation. Herein we have presented a case of Epstein-Barr infection that presented as a viral syndrome with respiratory symptoms, but was complicated by multiorgan failure and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Transplant physicians should be aware of this unique complication of an otherwise self-limited infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Alanine Transaminase / blood
  • Aspartate Aminotransferases / blood
  • Creatinine / blood
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / complications
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / pathology*
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / complications*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Transplantation / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Ischemia / surgery
  • Reoperation / methods
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Creatinine
  • Aspartate Aminotransferases
  • Alanine Transaminase