1. Severe human herpesvirus-8 primary infection in a renal transplant patient successfully treated with anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody
by Olivier Thaunat, Marie-France Mamzer-Bruneel, Felix Agbalika, Françoise Valensi, Marcia Venditto, Céleste Lebbe, Camille Frances, Romain Kania, Lucienne Chatenoud, Corinne Antoine, Srinivas Kaveri, Henri Kreis, and Emmanuel Morelon
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2. Summary of the patient's clinical history from admission to discharge.
Summary of the patient's clinical history from admission to discharge. (A) Changes in body temperature and serum C reactive protein. (B) Changes in the serum IL-6 and IL-10 levels. (C) Changes in the human herpesvirus-8 viral load evaluated in peripheral blood mononuclear cells by quantitative PCR assay (log scale). Reduction of the immunosuppressive regimen are indicated at the bottom of the figure. Rituximab infusions (375 g/m2) are indicated by arrows. FK506 indicates tacrolimus; SRL, sirolimus; and MMF, mycophenolate mofetil.
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