A Case of Native Cytomegalovirus Pancreatitis Following Deceased-Donor Renal Transplantation

ABSTRACT

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a known cause of pancreatitis in immunocompromised patients, usually in association with the human immunodeficiency virus [1]. A handful of cases have been reported of CMV pancreatitis occurring in a transplanted pancreas secondary to immunosuppression associated with organ transplantation. Herein, we report a rare case of CMV pancreatitis following deceased-donor renal transplantation in which a patient’s native pancreas was infected by CMV transmitted by donor renal tissue. After seroconversion from a CMV-positive donor, a 41 year old female with a history of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease presented with pancreatitis in her native pancreas following deceased donor renal transplantation, thus illustrating how a patient’s native pancreas can be infected by CMV from donor renal tissue.