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ArticleIDCases2022

Primary herpes simplex virus type 1 infection with acute liver failure in solid organ transplantation: Report of three cases and review.

Carolt Arana, Frederic Cofan, Pablo Ruiz, Evelyn Hermida, Javier Fernández, Jordi Colmenero, Xavier Forns, Laia Escude, David Cucchiari, Asunción Moreno and 5 more

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Article in IDCases, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Herpes Simplex Virus Hepatitis: An Overlooked Cause of Acute Liver Failure Across a Broad Spectrum of Immunocompromise.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2026
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  5. Should Systematic HSV Serological Screening of Donors Be Implemented to Manage Mismatched HSV D+/R- Liver Transplants?Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Carolt AranaNephrology Service, Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain.
Frederic CofanNephrology Service, Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain.
Pablo RuizLiver Unit, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain.
Evelyn HermidaNephrology Service, Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain.
Javier FernándezLiver Unit, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain.
Jordi ColmeneroLiver Unit, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain.
Xavier FornsLiver Unit, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain.
Laia EscudeLiver Unit, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain.
David CucchiariNephrology Service, Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain.
Asunción MorenoInfectious Diseases Service, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain.
Marta BodroInfectious Diseases Service, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain.
Sabina HerreraInfectious Diseases Service, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain.
Camino RodriguezTransplant Coordination Service, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.
David ParedesTransplant Coordination Service, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.
Fritz DiekmannNephrology Service, Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herpes virus infections is not uncommon in solid organ transplantation patients. We report 3 cases with primary Herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV1) infection with acute liver failure (ALF). This is a rare and potentially fatal entity that could be a donor-derived infection. Although the initial clinical presentation is non-specific, it should be considered as a differential diagnosis in HSV-negative serology patients with liver failure and empirical treatment must be started in combination with a drastic reduction of immunosuppression. A strategy of HSV prophylaxis for pre-transplant HSV seronegative patients must be stablished in order to reduce the risk of clinical disease.

Indexed as

Donor derived transmitted diseaseHerpes simplex virus hepatitisHSV-1SOTTransplantation

Identifiers

PMID35392601
PMCPMC8980616

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