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  • Title: Acute liver failure due to Varicella zoster virus infection after lung transplantation: a case report.
    Author: Verleden GM, Vos R, Van Raemdonck DE, Laleman W, Vanaudenaerde BM.
    Journal: Transplant Proc; 2012 Jun; 44(5):1457-9. PubMed ID: 22664036.
    Abstract:
    Most adults are Varicella zoster virus (VZV)-positive at the age of 20 years. Some, however, remain antibody-negative and may develop primary chicken pox during adulthood. We report a patient with Williams-Campbell syndrome who underwent double-lung transplantation while being VZV-negative. One year after the successful procedure, he was admitted with fulminant hepatic failure and some cutaneous vesicles in his face. Despite a rapid diagnosis of VZV infection and treatment with acyclovir, his situation deteriorated within 24 hours and while awaiting an urgent liver transplantation, he developed multiple organ failure and died.
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