Fulminant multiorgan failure due to varicella zoster virus and HHV6 in an immunocompetent adult patient, and anhepatia

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1184-1186

  Maggi, U ^a   Russo, R ^a   Conte, G ^a   Chiumello, D ^a   Lunghi, G ^a   Maggioni, M ^b   Caspani, M L ^a   Arnoldi, R ^a   Dondossola, D ^a   Rossi, G ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; STEROID;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; CONFERENCE PAPER; DETERIORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FATALITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

AUTOPSY; CHICKENPOX; DNA, VIRAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HEPATECTOMY; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; ROSEOLOVIRUS INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRAL LOAD; VIREMIA; VIRULENCE;

EID: 79957625933     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.01.142     Document Type: Conference Paper

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