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Cytomegalovirus infection and new‐onset post‐transplant diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Leung Ki EnLing,
Venetz JeanPierre,
Meylan Pascal,
Lamoth Fréderic,
Ruiz Juan,
Pascual Manuel
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1399-0012
pISSN - 0902-0063
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2007.00758.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , cytomegalovirus , immunology , cytomegalovirus infection , virology , viral disease , human cytomegalovirus , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , herpesviridae , virus , endocrinology
We analyzed data from all consecutive kidney transplant patients at our institution between April 2003 and October 2006. We found 15 cases of late‐onset cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, two of which developed concurrent post‐transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM). In these two cases, PTDM was transient and normal glucose tolerance was achieved after an eight‐wk therapeutic course of oral valganciclovir. These findings suggest that CMV infection after organ transplantation may be associated with concurrent PTDM. The distinct causative relationship is yet to be determined.