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Case Reports
. 2017 Aug;58(8):855-858.
doi: 10.1007/s00108-017-0231-2.

[Varicella gastritis under immunosuppression : Case report of a woman after lung transplantation due to granulomatosis with polyangiitis]

[Article in German]
S Saman  1 , J-C Henes  2 , D Niepel  3 , H Bosmüller  4 , C R Werner  3 , U M Lauer  3 , N P Malek  3 , T Xenitidis  2
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[Varicella gastritis under immunosuppression : Case report of a woman after lung transplantation due to granulomatosis with polyangiitis]

[Article in German]
S Saman et al. Internist (Berl). 2017 Aug.

Abstract

A 35-year-old woman who had previously undergone a lung transplantation presented with severe abdominal pain and vomiting. The gastroscopy showed diffuse ulcerative gastric lesions. Tests for varicella zoster virus and Epstein-Barr virus via polymerase chain reactions (PCR) on endoscopically obtained gastric biopsies were found to be positive and confirmed varicella gastritis. Intravenous antiviral therapy with acyclovir was administered resulting in a normalization of all clinical symptoms, especially of abdominal pain and inflammation parameters.

Keywords: Abdominal pain; Acyclovir; Stomach ulcer; Varicella zoster virus; Vomiting.

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