Open AccessEFFICACY OF QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS-INFECTED PERIPHERAL BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES BY IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION OF EBER1 AFTER LIVING-RELATED LIVER TRANSPLANTATION
Author(s) -
Yūichi Nakazawa,
Hisanao Chisuwa,
Toshihiko Ikegami,
Yasuhiko Hashikura,
Hidetoshi Matsunami,
Tetsuo Ichikawa,
Tsutomu Ohishi,
Seiji Kawasaki
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/00007890-199705150-00029
Subject(s) - epstein–barr virus , in situ hybridization , immunosuppression , lymphoproliferative disorders , peripheral blood mononuclear cell , medicine , transplantation , immunology , liver transplantation , virus , gammaherpesvirinae , post transplant lymphoproliferative disorder , herpesviridae , pathology , viral disease , biology , lymphoma , gene expression , in vitro , biochemistry , gene
We describe a 1-year-old female who underwent living-related liver transplantation for biliary atresia and developed Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-related posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder. This disorder was resolved after withdrawal of immunosuppression therapy and administration of a high dose of acyclovir.