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Hemorrhagic Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Nephritis: An Unusual Cause of Acute Allograft Dysfunction
Author(s) -
HemmersbachMiller M.,
Duronville J.,
Sethi S.,
Miller S. E.,
Howell D. N.,
Henshaw N.,
Alexander B. D.,
Roberts J. K.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.14022
Subject(s) - medicine , immunosuppression , bk virus , cytomegalovirus , herpes simplex virus , nephritis , herpesviridae , virus , virology , transplantation , immunology , interstitial nephritis , kidney transplantation , kidney , viral disease
Interstitial nephritis due to viruses is well‐described after solid organ transplantation. Viruses implicated include cytomegalovirus; BK polyomavirus; Epstein–Barr virus; and, less commonly, adenovirus. We describe a rare case of hemorrhagic allograft nephritis due to herpes simplex virus type 1 at 10 days after living donor kidney transplantation. The patient had a favorable outcome with intravenous acyclovir and reduction of immunosuppression.