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TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL
Volume 18, Issue 4, Pages 470-474Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2004.00073.x
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cyclosporin A; diarrhea; immunosuppression; rotavirus; tacrolimus; transplantation
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Diarrhea following solid organ transplantation is a common side effect of some immunosuppressive agents but can also be caused by many pathogens. An outbreak of rotavirus (RV) enteritis presenting with severe diarrhea in four solid organ recipients was analyzed. The first case was diagnosed in a 6-month-old liver recipient who was prehospitalized on a pediatric ward. Within 1 month, three adult patients (two liver, one renal recipient) presented with enteritis. During diarrhea a significant rise in tacrolimus levels was observed. One patient developed toxic megacolon with ulcerative colitis. Infections were selflimiting but led to secondary infectious complications and prolonged hospitalization. This is the first reported outbreak of RV enteritis in a multiorgan transplant unit involving adult patients. Although no fingerprinting or subtyping of the virus was performed we assume the child was the primary source. In transplant recipients presenting with diarrhea RV infection should be considered.
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