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Blood Eosinophilia After Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Hepatitis C Virus–Related Cirrhosis
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Transplantation Proceedings . Jun2007, Vol. 39 Issue 5, p1540-1543. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Abstract: Background: Differentiating between acute cellular rejection (ACR) and recurrent hepatitis C virus after liver transplantation in hepatitis C virus–positive patients is difficult, but vital for preventing graft loss. Methods: The blood eosinophil counts 3 days before or on the day of biopsy were retrospectively reviewed to evaluate their value for predicting ACR in 91 biopsy samples from 45 patients. Results: Eosinophil counts on the day of biopsy were significantly higher in the ACR group (n = 20) than in the non-ACR (n = 71) group, although the difference was negligible 3 days before the biopsy. A relative eosinophil count of 2% or an absolute eosinophil count of 200 cells/mm3 predicted ACR with a specificity of 94% or 96%, respectively. Conclusions: Blood eosinophil count on the day of biopsy can be helpful in the diagnosis of ACR in patients who underwent living donor liver transplantation for hepatitis C virus–related cirrhosis. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
- Subjects :
- *EOSINOPHILIA
*LIVER transplantation
*HEPATITIS C virus
*ORGAN donors
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00411345
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Transplantation Proceedings
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25409839
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.12.043