Herpes simplex pneumonia in a heart transplant recipient

Recenti Prog Med. 1992 Jun;83(6):341-3.

Abstract

An unusual case of Herpes simplex virus (HSV) pneumonia in a heart transplant recipient receiving chronic immunosuppressive therapy is reported. This infection presented an indolent course manifested by a chronic left pulmonary infiltrate unresponsive to antibiotic therapy and mild hypoxemia. Death eventually occurred as a consequence of an other infectious complication of the postoperative period. The HSV etiology of the necrotizing pneumonia observed at autopsy was established on the basis of histologic findings.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Autopsy
  • Heart Transplantation*
  • Herpes Simplex / etiology*
  • Herpes Simplex / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lung / pathology
  • Male
  • Pneumonia, Viral / etiology*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / pathology
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Shock, Septic / etiology