Adenovirus fulminant hepatic failure: disseminated adenovirus disease after unrelated allogeneic stem cell transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Intern Med. 2006;45(16):975-80. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.45.1699. Epub 2006 Sep 15.

Abstract

Adenovirus is one of the major causes of non-relapse morbidity and mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for hematological malignancy. Fulminant hepatic failure is a rare manifestation of post-transplant complication with adenovirus. Extremely high mortality and aggressiveness of the clinical course have been posing clinical challenges for the diagnosis as well as for the treatment. Here, we report a case with disseminated adenovirus disease presenting with fulminant hepatic failure after bone marrow transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenoviridae Infections / complications*
  • Adenoviridae Infections / etiology*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Liver / pathology
  • Liver Failure, Acute / pathology
  • Liver Failure, Acute / virology*
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Middle Aged
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / surgery*
  • Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Transplantation, Homologous