Fatal visceral varicella-zoster infection following rituximab and chemotherapy treatment in a patient with follicular lymphoma

MeSH terms

• Agammaglobulinemia / chemically induced*
• Antibodies, Monoclonal / adverse effects*
• Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
• Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / administration & dosage
• Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects*
• Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
• Cyclophosphamide / administration & dosage
• Cyclophosphamide / adverse effects
• Doxorubicin / administration & dosage
• Doxorubicin / adverse effects
• Fatal Outcome
• Female
• Herpes Zoster / etiology*
• Herpes Zoster / pathology
• Humans
• Immunization, Passive*
• Immunocompromised Host
• Lymphoma, Follicular / complications
• Lymphoma, Follicular / drug therapy*
• Lymphoma, Follicular / therapy
• Middle Aged
• Multiple Organ Failure / etiology
• Prednisone / administration & dosage
• Prednisone / adverse effects
• Rituximab
• Vincristine / administration & dosage
• Vincristine / adverse effects
• Viscera / pathology
• Viscera / virology