Cutaneous lesions in a solid organ transplant recipient: A diagnostic dilemma

Jessica Ferguson; Carlos Cervera; Benjamin Kaffenberger; Moises Salgado; Wanessa Trindade Clemente

doi:10.1111/tid.13918

Cutaneous lesions in a solid organ transplant recipient: A diagnostic dilemma

Transpl Infect Dis. 2022 Dec;24(6):e13918. doi: 10.1111/tid.13918. Epub 2022 Aug 21.

Authors

Jessica Ferguson¹, Carlos Cervera², Benjamin Kaffenberger³, Moises Salgado⁴, Wanessa Trindade Clemente⁵

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, USA.
³ Division of Dermatology, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
⁴ Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
⁵ Hospital das Clínicas, Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

PMID: 35912460
DOI: 10.1111/tid.13918

Abstract

We present the case of a 66-year-old female with a history of renal transplant in 1999 with new onset fevers and diffuse skin ulcerations. In this article, we present the diagnostic studies, differential diagnosis, and treatment decisions for the case.

Keywords: cutaneous CMV; cutaneous ulcers; cytomegalovirus; immunosuppression; organ transplant.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
Cytomegalovirus Infections* / drug therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Kidney Transplantation* / adverse effects
Transplant Recipients

Substances

Antiviral Agents