Hemorrhagic Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Nephritis: An Unusual Cause of Acute Allograft Dysfunction | Zendy

HemmersbachMiller M. | Zendy; Duronville J. | Zendy; Sethi S. | Zendy; Miller S. E. | Zendy; Howell D. N. | Zendy; Henshaw N. | Zendy; Alexander B. D. | Zendy; Roberts J. K. | Zendy

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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.

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