Bone Marrow Failure Associated with Herpesvirus 8 Infection in a Patient Undergoing Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation | Zendy

Maria Cuzzola | Zendy; Giuseppe Irrera | Zendy; O. Iacopino | Zendy; Alfredo Cuzzocrea | Zendy; Giovanni Messina | Zendy; Giuseppe Console | Zendy; Pasquale Iacopino | Zendy; Fortunato Morabito | Zendy

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Bone Marrow Failure Associated with Herpesvirus 8 Infection in a Patient Undergoing Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation

Author(s) -

Maria Cuzzola,

Giuseppe Irrera,

O. Iacopino,

Alfredo Cuzzocrea,

Giovanni Messina,

Giuseppe Console,

Pasquale Iacopino,

Fortunato Morabito

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/377268

Subject(s) - medicine , bone marrow , lymphoma , human herpesvirus 6 , stem cell , transplantation , herpesviridae , immunology , surgery , viral disease , virus , biology , genetics

We describe a fatal case of human herpesvirus 8-associated bone marrow failure in a patient who had received intense treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma and was undergoing bone marrow transplantation. Bone marrow failure was resistant to antiviral treatment and a second infusion of autologous stem cells. Human herpesvirus 8 infection continues to be a major concern in transplant recipients in critical condition.

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