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Fatal SV 40‐associated pneumonia and nephropathy following renal allotransplantation in rhesus macaque

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Recrudescence of latent and dormant viruses may lead to overwhelming viremia in immunosuppressed hosts. In immunocompromised hosts, Simian virus 40 (SV40) reactivation is known to cause nephritis and demyelinating central nervous system disease. Here, we report SV40 viremia leading to fatal interstitial pneumonia in an immunosuppressed host following renal allotransplantation.

Source: Journal of Medical Primatology

DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12285

Authors: M. Song, M.S. Mulvihill, K.D. Williams, B.H. Collins, A.D. Kirk

Institutions: Duke University, Duke Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Polyomavirus and related diseases

Subfield: Oncology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases