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Title:

Immunocompromised Patients with Therapy-Refractory Chronic Skin Diseases Show Reactivation of Latent Epstein‒Barr Virus and Cytomegalovirus Infection.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Speth, Philipp; Jargosch, Manja; Seiringer, Peter; Schwamborn, Kristina; Bauer, Tanja; Scheerer, Cora; Protzer, Ulrike; Schmidt-Weber, Carsten; Biedermann, Tilo; Eyerich, Stefanie; Garzorz-Stark, Natalie
Abstract:
Reactivation of latent Epstein‒Barr virus (EBV) and/or Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a dreaded complication in immunocompromised patients receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Evidence is sparse on whether subclinical reactivation of viral infection may also be of clinical relevance in dermatological patients. We screened patients (N = 206) suffering from chronic skin diseases for subclinical reactivation of EBV and CMV infection. We found that immunocompromised patients with t...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
J Invest Dermatol
Year:
2022
Journal volume:
142
Journal issue:
3 Pt A
Pages contribution:
549-558.e6
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.jid.2021.07.171
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34480891
Print-ISSN:
0022-202X
TUM Institution:
Institut für Allgemeine Pathologie und Pathologische Anatomie; Institut für Virologie ; Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie; Molekulare Allergologie (Prof. Schmidt-Weber)
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