Reactivation of Human Herpes Virus-6 in the Renal Tissue of a Patient with Drug-induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome/Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DIHS/DRESS)

Hideharu Hagiya; Masaya Iwamuro; Takehiro Tanaka; Kou Hasegawa; Yoshihisa Hanayama; Maya Kimura; Fumio Otsuka

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.55.6287

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Reactivation of Human Herpes Virus-6 in the Renal Tissue of a Patient with Drug-induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome/Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DIHS/DRESS)

Hideharu Hagiya, Masaya Iwamuro, Takehiro Tanaka, Kou Hasegawa, Yoshihisa Hanayama, Maya Kimura, Fumio Otsuka

著者情報

キーワード: drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome (DIHS), drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), eosinophilia, human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6), reactivation

ジャーナルオープンアクセス

2016 年 55 巻 13 号 p. 1769-1774

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.55.6287

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抄録

A 74-year-old man who had been administered trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for three weeks suffered from drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome/drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DIHS/DRESS). In the early stage of the clinical course, he developed renal dysfunction. A renal biopsy showed granulomatous tubulointerstitial nephritis accompanying the proliferation of human herpes virus (HHV)-6 in tubular epithelial cells. With corticosteroid therapy, the systemic rash and renal function gradually improved. The present patient is the second case of DIHS/DRESS demonstrating a possible reactivation of HHV-6 in the renal tissue. The clinical role of viral reactivation in DIHS/DRESS must be further elucidated.

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