Bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia: possible association with human herpesvirus-7 infection after lung transplantation

Transplant Proc. 2001 Jun;33(4):2603-6. doi: 10.1016/s0041-1345(01)02109-1.

Authors

D J Ross¹, R C Chan, B Kubak, H Laks, W S Nichols

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.

PMID: 11406259
DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(01)02109-1

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / virology
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / complications*
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / pathology
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / virology
Cytomegalovirus Infections / complications
Cytomegalovirus Infections / diagnosis
Cytomegalovirus Infections / prevention & control
Female
Ganciclovir
Herpesviridae Infections / complications*
Herpesviridae Infections / diagnosis
Herpesviridae Infections / pathology
Herpesvirus 6, Human
Herpesvirus 7, Human*
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
Lung Transplantation* / immunology
Male
Middle Aged
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Postoperative Complications*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antiviral Agents
Immunosuppressive Agents
Ganciclovir