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Empirical treatment with parenteral acyclovir in a child with herpes simplex virus hepatitis and acute lymphoblastic leukemia

IDCases, 2018
Introduction: Hepatitis secondary to Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) infection is a complication that often leads to fatal hepatic failure. Early treatment with the anti-viral drug, acyclovir, is life-saving.
Nesreen A. Faqih, Mahmoud A. Alfaqih, Khadra Salami, Brian Herron, Iyad Sultan, Maysa Al-Hussaini   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acyclovir Induced Acute Kidney Injury In Acute Meningitis Patient: A Case Report Highlights the Concurrence Of AKI Risk Factors And The Neutropenic Effect Of Ticlopidine [PDF]

, 2014
Nephrotoxicity is one of the challenging side effects of acyclovir use in clinical practice. The Concomitant use of other nephrotoxic antibiotics, in addition to patient's risk factors, can trigger acyclovir induced acute kidney injury (AKI).
Amin, Arwa M., Ibrahim, Baharudin, Sarriff, Azmi   +2 more
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Genital Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent Adult: A Rare Presentation

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Sunil Jaiswal, Shraddha Uprety, Pratichya Thapa, Aditi Joshi, Prakriti Lamichhane   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Refractory Lichen Amyloidosis Coexisting With Atopic Dermatitis Responsive to Sequential Janus Kinase Inhibitor Therapy: Upadacitinib Followed by Abrocitinib

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
Yu‐Ting Tsai, Jui Lan, Shang‐Hung Lin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Infections in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Evolving Risks and Prevention Strategies

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Infections remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), reflecting both intrinsic immune dysfunction and therapy‐related immunosuppression. The pathogenesis of immunodeficiency in CLL is multifactorial: neoplastic B cells impair humoral immunity, T cells are functionally exhausted, and ...
Enrica Antonia Martino, Santino Caserta, Ernesto Vigna, Antonella Bruzzese, Nicola Amodio, Eugenio Lucia, Virginia Olivito, Caterina Labanca, Francesco Mendicino, Fortunato Morabito, Massimo Gentile   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Low-Dose Acyclovir Prophylaxis for Varicella zoster Reactivation in Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients

Clinical Hematology International, 2019
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) reactivation after autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (auto-HCT) may be observed in a quarter of patients.
Naomi Fei, Nilay Shah, Aaron Cumpston, Sijin Wen, Kelly G. Ross, Michael Craig, Abraham S. Kanate   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The frequency of epstein-barr virus infection and associated lymphoproliferative syndrome after transplantation and its manifestations in children [PDF]

, 1988
Twenty cases of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated lymphoproliferative syndrome (LPS), defined by the presence of EBV nuclear antigen and/or EBV DNA in tissues, were diagnosed in 1467 transplant recipients in Pittsburgh from 1981—1985.
Breinig, MK, Ho, M, Jaffe, R, Karrer, F, Makowka, L, Miller, G, Nalesnik, MA, Starzl, TE, Stephen Dummer, J, Wayne Atchison, R   +9 more
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Characteristics of Acyclovir‐Resistant Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in Hematological Patients

Journal of Oral Pathology &Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Acyclovir‐resistant herpes simplex virus infections pose a significant challenge in immunosuppressed patients. This study aimed to characterize the clinical features, treatment outcomes, and mortality associated with acyclovir‐resistant herpes simplex virus infection. Materials and Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 18
Reema Shehadeh, Mor Bar Ilan, Sara Dovrat, Ronit Yerushalmi, Michal Tepperberg Oikawa, Evangelia Piperi, Nikolaos G. Nikitakis, Noam Yarom   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders in adult and pediatric renal transplant patients receiving tacrolimus-based immunosuppression [PDF]

, 1999
Between March 27, 1989 and December 31, 1997, 1316 kidney transplantations alone were performed under tacrolimus-based immunosuppression at our center.
Ellis, D, Fedorek, S, Fung, JJ, Hakala, TR, Jain, A, Johnston, J, Jordan, ML, Lombardozzi-Lane, S, McCauley, J, Nalesnik, M, Randhawa, P, Scantlebury, VP, Shapiro, R, Simmons, RL, Starzl, TE, Vivas, C   +15 more
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Patient with Multiple System Atrophy and Multiple Myeloma

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Jackson Mitzner, Jenny Linnoila, Yanal Shaheen, Abby L. Olsen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source