2016
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-016-3534-y
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Fatal disseminated cowpox virus infection in an adolescent renal transplant recipient

Abstract: We report this case of fatal disseminated cowpox infection to highlight an increasing risk of this illness in the post-transplant population and to detail some unusual features not previously described, such as tonsillar involvement, disseminated skin lesions and multiorgan failure.

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“…CDV was administered in 3 cases; a dose of 5mg/kg in a baby with eczema vaccinatum contributed to improvement (126,127). CDV appears to lack effectiveness in ocular CPXV infection and when the patient is severely immunosuppressed (128,129).…”
Section: Human Case Studiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…CDV was administered in 3 cases; a dose of 5mg/kg in a baby with eczema vaccinatum contributed to improvement (126,127). CDV appears to lack effectiveness in ocular CPXV infection and when the patient is severely immunosuppressed (128,129).…”
Section: Human Case Studiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…BCV and tecovirimat were used in 2 and 3 cases respectively. In a case of severe immunosuppression, BCV was not able to provide protection (129). Tecovirimat contributed to the successful resolution of symptoms in all 3 cases (126,127,130,131).…”
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“…Fatal infections were reported in a patient with atopic dermatitis and allergic bronchial asthma who was receiving systemic steroids at the time of infection [11] and in a 17-year-old boy after kidney transplantation [12]. Most of the reported cases occurred among children and adolescents [4].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Nicht selten sind es Infektionen bei Hauskatzen oder als Heimtiere gehaltenen Ratten (z. B. Farbratten), die als Ursache für humane CPXV-Infektionen angesehen werden können (12,15,18,54). Der Großteil der Infektionen bleibt bei immunkompetenten Personen auf lokale Hautläsionen im Gesicht oder an den Händen begrenzt.…”
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