Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption Associated With Chickenpox in a Liver Transplant Recipient.

Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption Associated With Chickenpox in a Liver Transplant Recipient. Exp Clin Transplant. 2018 Jun 28;: Authors: Azmi M, Nasim A, Dodani S, Laiq SM, Mehdi SH, Mubarak M Abstract A 43-year-old male patient developed varicella virus (chickenpox) 4 months after receiving a liver transplant. Within 5 days of complete recovery, he presented with widespread cutaneous vesicular eruptions involving the face, back, abdomen, and upper extremities. Tzanck smear showed ground glass inclusions in the nuclei of multinucleated giant cells, suggestive of viral pathology. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with Kaposi varicelliform eruption, a rare dermatologic emergency. He was treated with high-dose intravenous acyclovir and fully recovered. PMID: 29957162 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tags: Exp Clin Transplant Source Type: research