Successful medical treatment of EBV smooth muscle tumor in a renal transplant recipient.

Abstract

EBV is associated with various malignancies in patients with acquired or induced immune impairment. EBV-SMT is very uncommon in immunocompromised patients, and a kidney localization has been described only anecdotally. We report the case of a 17-yr-old kidney transplant recipient diagnosed as having an EBV-SMT inside the renal graft, which was successfully managed by minimizing isolated immunosuppression.

• Authors: Mirco Belingheri, Patrizia Comoli, Franco Locatelli, Fausto Baldanti, Valentina Martina, Marisa Giani, Mariano Ferraresso, Lilla Cro, Alberto Edefonti, Luciana Ghio
• Journal: Pediatric transplantation (Pediatr Transplant) Vol. 14 Issue 8 Pg. E101-4 (Dec 2010) ISSN: 1399-3046 [Electronic] Denmark
• PMID: 19659510 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2009 John Wiley & Sons A/S.

Chemical References

• Immunosuppressive Agents

Topics

• Adolescent
• Epstein-Barr Virus Infections (immunology)
• Humans
• Immunocompromised Host
• Immunosuppressive Agents (therapeutic use)
• Kidney Neoplasms (diagnosis, immunology, therapy, virology)
• Kidney Transplantation (immunology)
• Male
• Smooth Muscle Tumor (diagnosis, immunology, therapy, virology)