Fatal Septic Shock Triggered by Donor Transmitted Varicella Zoster Virus Reinfection 3 Days After Lung Transplantation

Transplantation. 2017 Dec;101(12):e351-e352. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000001899.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Herpesvirus 3, Human / pathogenicity*
  • Humans
  • Lung / virology*
  • Lung Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Organ Failure / diagnosis
  • Multiple Organ Failure / virology*
  • Shock, Septic / diagnosis
  • Shock, Septic / virology*
  • Tissue Donors*
  • Varicella Zoster Virus Infection / diagnosis
  • Varicella Zoster Virus Infection / transmission*
  • Varicella Zoster Virus Infection / virology*