tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Transplant Proc. 2010 Dec;42(10):4295-9.
Challenges in the Diagnosis of 2009 H1N1 in a Lung Transplant Patient and the Long-Term Implications for Prevention and Treatment: A Case Report.
Davis CS, Deburghgraeve CR, Yong S, Parada JP, Palladino-Davis AG, Lowery E, Gagermeier J, Fisichella PM.
Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois.
Abstract
Although respiratory viral infections have been associated with acute rejection and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, the long-term impact of the novel pandemic influenza A (2009 H1N1) virus on lung transplant patients has not been defined. We describe the diagnostic challenges and long-term consequences of 2009 H1N1 infection in a lung transplant patient, discuss the potential implications for prevention and treatment, and conclude that even timely antiviral therapy may be insufficient to prevent long-term morbidity.
Copyright ? 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PMID: 21168686 [PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21168686
Challenges in the Diagnosis of 2009 H1N1 in a Lung Transplant Patient and the Long-Term Implications for Prevention and Treatment: A Case Report.
Davis CS, Deburghgraeve CR, Yong S, Parada JP, Palladino-Davis AG, Lowery E, Gagermeier J, Fisichella PM.
Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois.
Abstract
Although respiratory viral infections have been associated with acute rejection and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, the long-term impact of the novel pandemic influenza A (2009 H1N1) virus on lung transplant patients has not been defined. We describe the diagnostic challenges and long-term consequences of 2009 H1N1 infection in a lung transplant patient, discuss the potential implications for prevention and treatment, and conclude that even timely antiviral therapy may be insufficient to prevent long-term morbidity.
Copyright ? 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PMID: 21168686 [PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21168686