Cytomegalovirus disease in a renal transplant recipient manifesting with pericarditis

Int Urol Nephrol. 1993;25(6):617-9.

Abstract

A 12-year-old uraemic patient who had received a renal allograft from a donor of unknown cytomegalovirus (CMV) serology was evaluated for subfebrile fever and pericardial effusion. Viral DNA was detected with PCR. The patient responded very well to Ganciclovir therapy. This patient highlights the importance of donor serology and the need for careful evaluation of even minor signs and symptoms of CMV disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Cytomegalovirus / genetics
  • Cytomegalovirus / isolation & purification*
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections*
  • DNA, Viral / analysis
  • Fever / microbiology*
  • Ganciclovir / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / surgery
  • Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Male
  • Pericardial Effusion / diagnosis
  • Pericardial Effusion / drug therapy
  • Pericardial Effusion / microbiology*
  • Pericarditis / diagnosis
  • Pericarditis / drug therapy
  • Pericarditis / microbiology*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Uremia / surgery

Substances

  • DNA, Viral
  • Ganciclovir