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Cytomegalovirus peritonitis after kidney transplantation diagnosed through histopathological examination
Author(s) -
Hotta Kiyohiko,
Fukasawa Yuichiro,
Wada Yoshiki,
Fukuzawa Nobuyuki,
Seki Toshimori,
Harada Hiroshi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.12708
Subject(s) - medicine , cytomegalovirus , peritonitis , pneumonitis , organ transplantation , transplantation , abdominal pain , kidney transplantation , cirrhosis , liver transplantation , gastroenterology , immunology , lung , herpesviridae , virus , viral disease
Among organ transplant recipients, cytomegalovirus ( CMV ) commonly results in various types of infection such as pneumonitis, hepatitis, and enterocolitis. However, CMV peritonitis is very rare and difficult to diagnose owing to lack of visible clinical signs. We present a case of a 35‐year‐old female kidney recipient who developed abdominal pain and urinary retention caused by CMV peritonitis. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of CMV peritonitis after organ transplantation to be diagnosed through histopathological examination.