Fatal herpes simplex virus type 2 hepatitis in a heart transplant recipient: A case report and review of the literature

P. Pietrucha-Dilanchian; T. Tanawuttiwat; L. Abbo; A. Regatieri; S. Chaparro; P. Ruiz; M. I. Morris

doi:10.1111/tid.12077

Fatal herpes simplex virus type 2 hepatitis in a heart transplant recipient: A case report and review of the literature

P. Pietrucha-Dilanchian, T. Tanawuttiwat, L. Abbo, A. Regatieri, S. Chaparro, P. Ruiz, M. I. Morris

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Abstract

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) hepatitis is often unrecognized clinically with most untreated cases diagnosed postmortem. HSV hepatitis has been reported in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients, mostly in kidney and liver transplants, and rarely in heart transplant recipients. We describe a fatal case of community-acquired HSV-2 hepatitis in a 24-year-old heart transplant recipient occurring 3 years after transplant. We also review the literature summarizing HSV hepatitis and the potential role of quantitative HSV polymerase chain reaction monitoring in the SOT population.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	E87-E96
Journal	Transplant Infectious Disease
Volume	15
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/tid.12077
State	Published - Jun 1 2013

Keywords

Heart transplant
Hepatitis
Herpes simplex virus
Solid organ transplant

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Transplantation
Infectious Diseases

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Fatal herpes simplex virus type 2 hepatitis in a heart transplant recipient : A case report and review of the literature. / Pietrucha-Dilanchian, P.; Tanawuttiwat, T.; Abbo, L.; Regatieri, A.; Chaparro, S.; Ruiz, P.; Morris, M. I.

In: Transplant Infectious Disease, Vol. 15, No. 3, 01.06.2013, p. E87-E96.

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