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Retransplant Due to Fulminant Hepatic Failure From Hepatitis E Virus: A Case Report.
- Source :
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Transplantation Proceedings . Mar2018, Vol. 50 Issue 2, p685-686. 2p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Hepatitis E virus (HEV) usually causes self-limiting acute liver infections from fecal or oral transmission, though other routes of infection exist (vertical transmission, blood transfusion, zoonosis). It may give rise to fulminant hepatic failure in 1% of cases. Cases have recently been reported of chronic infection evolving to cirrhosis in immunosuppressed patients, such as those with a liver or kidney transplant. Nonetheless, development of acute liver failure in these patients is exceptional, with few cases published. We present a case of acute liver failure due to HEV in a liver transplant patient who required a liver retransplant 9 years after receiving the original transplant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00411345
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Transplantation Proceedings
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 128610580
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.09.059