A Case of Chickenpox Developing 11 Years after Renal Transplantation
Articles > Article · 2020
Authors: Deniz AKYOL, Hüsnü PULLUKÇU, Aygül ÇELTİK, Gülşen MERMUT, Meltem Tasbakan Isikgoz
TURKISH JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2020, vol 29, pp 93-95
DOI: 10.5152/turkjnephrol.2020.3603
Summary
In solid organ transplant recipients, it is recommended that the necessary vaccinations be completed at least 4 weeks before transplant. Chickenpox infection in adulthood can lead to serious clinical conditions such as pneumonia, hepatitis, and central nervous system infections. Herein, the case of chickenpox in a 36-year-old female patient with renal transplantation for end-stage renal disease due to vesicoureteral reflux 11 years previously and without a history of chickenpox or its vaccination before and after transplantation is reported. In this case, because of the development of thrombocytopenia associated with intravenous acyclovir, treatment was successfully concluded with oral valacyclovir.