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01-12-2023 | Adenovirus | Case Report
Dissemination and genome characterization of a human adenovirus F41 in a patient with B-Cell lymphoma
Authors:
Amary Fall, Victoria L. Campodónico, Craig Howard, Nicholas Gallagher, Gabrielle Bailey, Adriana E. Kajon, Heba H. Mostafa
Published in:
Virology Journal
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Issue 1/2023
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Abstract
Adenovirus (HAdV) F41 is a common cause of gastroenteritis and has rarely been reported associated with disseminated disease. In this report, an adult patient with a history of ulcerative colitis, cryptogenic cirrhosis, stage III adenocarcinoma, high-grade diffuse large B-cell lymphoma on chemotherapy was diagnosed with disseminated adenovirus infection. HAdV DNA was quantified in stool, plasma, and urine with viral loads of 7, 4, and 3 log10 copies/mL, respectively. The patient’s course was rapidly progressive and he passed away 2 days after initiation of antiviral therapy. The patient’s infecting virus was characterized as HAdV-F41 by whole genome sequencing.