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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2002, p. 2302-2304, Vol. 40, No. 6
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.6.2302-2304.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus and Varicella Zoster Virus Coinfection in a Patient Taking Thalidomide for Relapsed Multiple Myeloma

Matthew J. Curley,1 Shakir A. Hussein,2 and Paul M. Hassoun1,3*

Pulmonary and Critical Care Division,1 Department of MedicineDepartment of Pathology,,3 New England Medical Center, and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 021112

Received 12 February 2001/ Returned for modification 13 April 2001/ Accepted 12 March 2002

Disseminated herpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella zoster virus (VZV) have been reported individually in immunosuppressed adults. We present a case of coinfection with disseminated HSV and VZV infection in a patient taking thalidomide for relapsed multiple myeloma. This is the first report of opportunistic infection associated with thalidomide.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: New England Medical Center Pulmonary and Critical Care Division 750, Washington St., NEMC 257, Boston, MA 02111. Phone: (617) 636-6386. Fax: (617) 636-5953. E-mail: phassoun{at}lifespan.org.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2002, p. 2302-2304, Vol. 40, No. 6
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.6.2302-2304.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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