[Varicella gastritis under immunosuppression : Case report of a woman after lung transplantation due to granulomatosis with polyangiitis].

Internist (Berl)

Abteilung Innere Medizin II (Onkologie, Hämatologie, Rheumatologie, Immunologie, Pulmonologie), Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Str. 10, 72076, Tübingen, Deutschland.

Published: August 2017

A 35-year-old woman who had previously undergone a lung transplantation presented with severe abdominal pain and vomiting. The gastroscopy showed diffuse ulcerative gastric lesions. Tests for varicella zoster virus and Epstein-Barr virus via polymerase chain reactions (PCR) on endoscopically obtained gastric biopsies were found to be positive and confirmed varicella gastritis. Intravenous antiviral therapy with acyclovir was administered resulting in a normalization of all clinical symptoms, especially of abdominal pain and inflammation parameters.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00108-017-0231-2DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

lung transplantation
8
abdominal pain
8
[varicella gastritis
4
gastritis immunosuppression
4
immunosuppression case
4
case report
4
report woman
4
woman lung
4
transplantation granulomatosis
4
granulomatosis polyangiitis]
4

Similar Publications

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!