Diagnosis and treatment of cytomegalovirus pneumonia after liver transplantation / 中华外科杂志
Chinese Journal of Surgery
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(12): 1512-1515, 2005.
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em Chinês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-306079
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVES</b>To investigate the diagnosis and treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia after liver transplantation.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Five cases of CMV pneumonia after liver transplantation were analyzed retrospectively. CMV pneumonia was diagnosed according to its clinical manifestation, chest X-ray, and etiologic test. All 5 patients received comprehensive therapy based on anti-virus treatment and immunologic adjustment.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The clinical manifestation of CMV pneumonia after liver transplantation was nonspecific. Its main symptoms included fever, cough, dyspnea, tachycardia, fatigue, hypoxemia and neutropenia. The chest X-ray showed interstitial pneumonia. Sera CMV antigens or antibodies could be detected in the patients. Four patients were cured and 1 patient died.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The clinical manifestation of CMV pneumonia was nonspecific. CMV pneumonia could be diagnosed according to its manifestations, chest X-ray and etiologic test. The comprehensive therapy based on anti-virus treatment and immunologic adjustment was effective for the disease.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Pneumonia Viral
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Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Terapêutica
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Transplante de Fígado
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Resultado do Tratamento
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Terapia Combinada
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Infecções por Citomegalovirus
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Diagnóstico
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo observacional
Limite:
Adulto
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Chinês
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Surgery
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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