Epstein-Barr virus associated graft failure following heart/lung transplantation

被引:5
作者
Egan, JJ
Stewart, JP
Hasleton, PS
Yonan, N
Bishop, P
Arrand, JR
Rahman, AN
Carroll, KB
Woodcock, AA
机构
[1] WYTHENSHAWE HOSP,DEPT CARDIOTHORAC SURG,MANCHESTER M23 9LT,LANCS,ENGLAND
[2] WYTHENSHAWE HOSP,DEPT PATHOL,MANCHESTER M23 9LT,LANCS,ENGLAND
[3] CHRISTIE HOSP & HOLT RADIUM INST,PATERSON INST CANC RES,DEPT MOL BIOL,MANCHESTER M20 9BX,LANCS,ENGLAND
[4] UNIV EDINBURGH,ROYAL DICK SCH VET STUDIES,DEPT VET PATHOL,EDINBURGH EH9 1QH,MIDLOTHIAN,SCOTLAND
关键词
Epstein-Barr virus; pulmonary fibrosis; obliterative bronchiolitis; lung transplant; bronchiolitis obliterans organising pneumonia;
D O I
10.1136/thx.51.11.1160
中图分类号
R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];
学科分类号
摘要
A case is described of late pulmonary graft failure in a heart/lung transplant recipient. The major characteristics were alveolar fibrosis and a restrictive physiological deficit. Epstein-Barr virus was implicated as an aetiological agent using immunohistochemical analysis and by a response to treatment with ganciclovir.
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页码:1160 / 1162
页数:3
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