Journal article
Polyclonal B cell hyperplasia associated with Epstein-Barr virus causing acute renal allograft failure.
Abstract
Six weeks post cadaver renal transplantation, a patient developed a flu-like illness. Acute renal failure unresponsive to anti-rejection therapy occurred and he died four days later from Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and Streptococcus viridans septicemia. Autopsy revealed a diffuse polymorphic polyclonal B cell infiltrate occupying most organs, including the allograft. Primary Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection was established by 1) rising …
Authors
Ludwin D; Quinonez G; Chernesky MA; Kay JM; Ali MA; Smith EK; Manning RF
Journal
Clinical Nephrology, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 151–154
Publication Date
September 1985
ISSN
0301-0430