Posttransplant human herpes virus 8 infection and seroconversion in a Kaposi's sarcoma affected kidney recipient transplanted from a human herpes virus 8 positive living related donor

Transplant Proc. 1998 Aug;30(5):2095-6. doi: 10.1016/s0041-1345(98)00550-8.

Authors

A Nocera¹, M Corbellino, U Valente, S Barocci, F Torre, R De Palma, A Sementa, G B Traverso, A Icardi, I Fontana, V Arcuri, F Poli, P Cagetti, P Moore, C Parravicini

Affiliation

¹ Department of Immunology, S. Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy.

PMID: 9723403
DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(98)00550-8

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Antibodies, Viral / blood
DNA, Viral / analysis
Female
Herpesviridae Infections / transmission*
Herpesvirus 8, Human* / isolation & purification
Humans
Immunoglobulin G / blood
Kidney Transplantation*
Living Donors*
Postoperative Complications
Sarcoma, Kaposi / etiology*

Substances

Antibodies, Viral
DNA, Viral
Immunoglobulin G