Neuroinvasive West Nile Virus Post-Heart Transplantation: A Case Report

Transplant Proc. 2018 Dec;50(10):4057-4061. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.08.036. Epub 2018 Sep 7.

Abstract

First described in the United States in the late 1990s, West Nile virus (WNV) infection following solid organ transplantation is a rare but life-threatening complication. The many ways in which WNV may be acquired, patient specific risk factors, and variability in clinical severity present challenges to health care providers caring for these patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Heart Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • West Nile Fever / transmission*
  • West Nile virus