Disseminated herpes zoster infection in a patient with lymphoma

Behice KURTARAN

Makale detayları

Disseminated herpes zoster infection in a patient with lymphoma

Yazarlar:

Behice KURTARAN

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2009 Vol.39 Issue 3, pp.479-482

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2009

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000755472

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144

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Özet:

 

Immunosuppression facilitates varicella zoster virus (VZV) reactivation in immunocompromised patients. Atypical presentation such as disseminated disease of herpes zoster infection has been described in immunosuppressed patients. One of the best choices of therapy in herpes zoster infection is acyclovir, but long-term therapy may cause resistance to it. In this report a disseminated herpes zoster infection is described in a patient with T cell lymphoma after acyclovir/valacyclovir therapy. The infection was irresponsive to acyclovir and valacyclovir and we were unable to control the infection because it was not possible to obtain foscarnet and the patient died due to Staphylococcus epidermis sepsis.

 

Immunosuppression facilitates varicella zoster virus (VZV) reactivation in immunocompromised patients. Atypical presentation such as disseminated disease of herpes zoster infection has been described in immunosuppressed patients. One of the best choices of therapy in herpes zoster infection is acyclovir, but long-term therapy may cause resistance to it. In this report a disseminated herpes zoster infection is described in a patient with T cell lymphoma after acyclovir/valacyclovir therapy. The infection was irresponsive to acyclovir and valacyclovir and we were unable to control the infection because it was not possible to obtain foscarnet and the patient died due to Staphylococcus epidermis sepsis.

Makale detayları

Disseminated herpes zoster infection in a patient with lymphoma

Yazarlar:

Behice KURTARAN

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2009 Vol.39 Issue 3, pp.479-482

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2009

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000755472

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144

Acyclovir

disseminated

herpes zoster

resistance

immunosuppression

VZV

Sayı

Makale detayları

Disseminated herpes zoster infection in a patient with lymphoma

Yazarlar: Behice KURTARAN

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2009 Vol.39 Issue 3, pp.479-482

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 2/2009

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000755472

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6165

pISSN: 1300-0144

Acyclovir

disseminated

herpes zoster

resistance

immunosuppression

VZV

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Behice KURTARAN

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2009 Vol.39 Issue 3, pp.479-482

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2009

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000755472

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144