ReviewThe Permanente journal2017
Simultaneous Occurrence of Varicella Zoster Virus-Induced Pancreatitis and Hepatitis in a Renal Transplant Recipient: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
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- Viral-Attributed Acute Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2021Pooled it
- Varicella infections in patients with end stage renal disease: a systematic review.BMC nephrology · 2018Pooled it
- Acute hepatitis with synchronous acalculous cholecystitis and pancreatitis in a patient with Epstein-Barr viral infection: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Article
- Disseminated Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection with Internal Organ Involvement: A Scoping Review of 156 Cases.Viruses · 2025Article
- Fulminant hepatitis and multi-organ failure following varicella zoster virus infection in an adult with G6PD deficiency: a case report.Virology journal · 2025Article
- Fatal visceral disseminated varicella-zoster virus infection in a renal transplant recipient: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Article
- Atypical Reactivation of Varicella Zoster Virus Associated with Pancreatitis in a Heart Transplant Patient.The American journal of case reports · 2020Article
- Japanese encephalitis following liver transplantation: A rare case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionGastrointestinal complications are common after renal transplantation, including oral lesions, esophagitis, gastritis, diarrhea, and colon carcinoma. The differential diagnosis is difficult in this scenario because multiple factors such as drugs, infections, and preexisting gastrointestinal disease come into play. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of varicella zoster virus-induced pancreatitis and hepatitis in a renal transplant recipient. The patient underwent renal transplantation 3 years earlier and now presented with severe pain in the epigastrium radiating to his back and had raised serum lipase levels and skin lesions characteristic of varicella. Liver enzyme levels were also elevated. He was started on a regimen of acyclovir. His pain improved in 24 hours, and liver enzyme levels returned to normal in 48 hours. DISCUSSION: There is a paucity of literature on the simultaneous occurrence of varicella zoster virus-induced hepatitis and pancreatitis in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. Our case highlights the gastrointestinal complications of varicella infection in immunocompromised patients that may precede the characteristic dermatologic manifestations, and the fact that rarely both hepatitis and pancreatitis may be seen.
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