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Case Reports
. 2025 Jan-Feb;27(1):e14426.
doi: 10.1111/tid.14426. Epub 2024 Dec 28.

Riders on the Storm

Andrea Cona  1 , Mario Luppi  2 , Rosy Priya Kodiyanplakkal  3 , Simone Perra  1 , Alessandra Mularoni  1 , Maricar Malinis  4
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Case Reports

Riders on the Storm

Andrea Cona et al. Transpl Infect Dis. 2025 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

This case involves a 52-year-old male, who underwent a deceased donor orthotopic liver transplant 7 months prior, presented with a 2-week history of persistent fever, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and mild elevation of liver enzymes. Upon hospital admission, the patient was febbrile, alert and oriented, hemodynamically stable. Laboratory exams revealed worsening leukopenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia, hyponatremia, and elevated ferritin. On hospital day 5, the general condition of the patient rapidly deteriorated with dyspnea, asthenia, and worsening fever and pancytopenia.Computed tomography revealed splenomegaly and minimal bilateral pleural effusion.

Keywords: HHV‐8; KICS; transplant.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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The clinical course of the patient and the therapies received.
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