Parvovirus B19 Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients
On August 14, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) health advisory due to a surge in Parvovirus B19 (B19V) infections in the United States. Our report presents two cases of suspected donor-derived Parvovirus B19 infection in kidney transplant patients. Both cases...
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American College of Physicians
2025-05-01
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| description | On August 14, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) health advisory due to a surge in Parvovirus B19 (B19V) infections in the United States. Our report presents two cases of suspected donor-derived Parvovirus B19 infection in kidney transplant patients. Both cases had refractory anemia requiring treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin. These cases highlight the importance of awareness and monitoring of B19V infection in the context of recent epidemiologic trends to improve clinical outcomes in kidney transplant recipients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3a7c1a7e28f0408f944f6a87e9f2067b2025-08-20T02:14:38ZengAmerican College of PhysiciansAnnals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases2767-76642025-05-014510.7326/aimcc.2024.1156Parvovirus B19 Infection in Kidney Transplant RecipientsHatem Najar0Kiran Goli1Maria Paula Martinez Cantarin21Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Division of Nephrology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania1Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Division of Nephrology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania1Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Division of Nephrology, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaOn August 14, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) health advisory due to a surge in Parvovirus B19 (B19V) infections in the United States. Our report presents two cases of suspected donor-derived Parvovirus B19 infection in kidney transplant patients. Both cases had refractory anemia requiring treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin. These cases highlight the importance of awareness and monitoring of B19V infection in the context of recent epidemiologic trends to improve clinical outcomes in kidney transplant recipients.https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2024.1156 |
| spellingShingle | Hatem Najar Kiran Goli Maria Paula Martinez Cantarin Parvovirus B19 Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| title | Parvovirus B19 Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Parvovirus B19 Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients |
| title_short | Parvovirus B19 Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients |
| title_sort | parvovirus b19 infection in kidney transplant recipients |
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