TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute measles infection triggering an episode of liver transplant rejection
AU - Sternfeld, T.
AU - Spöri-Byrtus, V.
AU - Riediger, C.
AU - Langer, R.
AU - Friess, H.
AU - Schmid, R. M.
AU - Schulte-Frohlinde, E.
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - We report the case of a 31-year-old immunosuppressed, liver transplanted man, with acute measles infection. The vaccinated patient had been exposed to measles during a known measles epidemic in public schools in Austria between January and April 2008. Measles infection triggered an episode of acute liver transplant rejection. The diagnosis of measles infection was made clinically and by serologic tests. Transplant rejection was diagnosed by liver biopsy. The transplant rejection was treated successfully. Liver transplant patients are at an increased risk for infection during epidemic outbreaks, even after pre-transplant vaccination, as immunity may wane over time.
AB - We report the case of a 31-year-old immunosuppressed, liver transplanted man, with acute measles infection. The vaccinated patient had been exposed to measles during a known measles epidemic in public schools in Austria between January and April 2008. Measles infection triggered an episode of acute liver transplant rejection. The diagnosis of measles infection was made clinically and by serologic tests. Transplant rejection was diagnosed by liver biopsy. The transplant rejection was treated successfully. Liver transplant patients are at an increased risk for infection during epidemic outbreaks, even after pre-transplant vaccination, as immunity may wane over time.
KW - Acute rejection
KW - Liver transplantation
KW - Measles
KW - Vaccination
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77952319626&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.06.013
DO - 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.06.013
M3 - Article
C2 - 19729330
AN - SCOPUS:77952319626
SN - 1201-9712
VL - 14
SP - e528-e530
JO - International Journal of Infectious Diseases
JF - International Journal of Infectious Diseases
IS - 6
ER -
