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Human polyomavirus‐7–associated eruption successfully treated with acitretin |
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| Authors: | T. N. Canavan J. W. Baddley P. Pavlidakey J. A. Tallaj B. E. Elewski |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA;2. Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA;3. Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA |
| Abstract: | Advances in molecular technologies have led to the discovery of several novel human polyomaviruses (HPyVs), including human polyomavirus‐7 (HPyV‐7). Although low levels of HPyV‐7 are shed from apparently normal skin, recent reports have described clinically significant cutaneous infection in immunocompromised patients that manifests as generalized pruritic plaques. The pruritus can be severe, and treatment options have not been described. Herein we report HPyV‐7 cutaneous infection in a heart transplant patient who experienced temporary improvement with intravenous cidofovir, and complete remission with acitretin. We report a case of HPyV‐7 cutaneous infection demonstrating a good response to treatment. |
| Keywords: | biopsy clinical research/practice complication: infectious dermatology heart (allograft) function/dysfunction immunosuppressant ‐ mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) infection and infectious agents – viral: BK/JC/polyoma infectious disease |