Successful Treatment of Iatrogenic Multicentric Castleman's Disease Arising Due to Recrudescence of HHV‐8 in a Liver Transplant Patient

We describe the case of a 59‐year‐old HIV‐negative male who developed multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD) 1 year postliver transplantation due to recrudescence of a pretransplant human herpesvirus‐8 (HHV‐8) infection. He presented with fevers, dry cough, weight loss and drenching night sweat...

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Published in:	American journal of transplantation Vol. 14; no. 5; pp. 1207 - 1213
Main Authors:	Speicher, D. J., Sehu, M. M., Mollee, P., Shen, L., Johnson, N. W., Faoagali, J. L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken, NJ Wiley 01.05.2014 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Castleman Disease - drug therapy Castleman Disease - virology Castleman's disease Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases Herpesviridae Infections - drug therapy Herpesviridae Infections - virology Herpesvirus 8, Human - isolation & purification HIV HIV Seronegativity Human herpesvirus 8 Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Iatrogenic Disease - prevention & control Immunologic Factors - therapeutic use immunosuppression Infectious diseases Liver Diseases - complications Liver Diseases - surgery Liver Diseases - virology Liver Transplantation Liver, biliary tract, pancreas, portal circulation, spleen Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Other diseases. Hematologic involvement in other diseases Phylogeny Prognosis qPCR Rituximab Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the digestive system Tomography Transplants & implants Viral diseases Antineoplastic agent Benign lymphadenopathy Liver Hemopathy Monoclonal antibody Homotransplantation Human herpesvirus 8 Surgery Lymphoproliferative syndrome Immunotherapy Castleman disease Graft qPCR human herpesvirus-8 Gammaherpesvirinae Human Castleman's disease Iatrogenic Digestive system Herpesviridae Rituximab Patient Infection Virus Immunomodulator Immunosuppression Treatment Viral disease Immunosuppressive agent Liver transplantation immunosuppression liver transplantation rituximab
ISSN:	1600-6135, 1600-6143, 1600-6143
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