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Chronic hepatitis E in HIV patients: rapid progression to cirrhosis and response to oral ribavirin
- Source :
- Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 57(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Chronic hepatitis E virus infection with rapid progression to cirrhosis is reported in 2 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with severe immunosuppression. Monotherapy with ribavirin led to temporary viral response and marked improvement of liver damage. Chronic hepatitis E should be regarded as another opportunistic event within HIV infection.
- Subjects :
- Microbiology (medical)
Liver Cirrhosis
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Cirrhosis
viruses
medicine.medical_treatment
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
HIV Infections
medicine.disease_cause
Gastroenterology
Antiviral Agents
Virus
chemistry.chemical_compound
Internal medicine
Ribavirin
medicine
Humans
Liver damage
Chronic hepatitis E
Hepatitis, Chronic
business.industry
virus diseases
Immunosuppression
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Virology
Hepatitis E
Infectious Diseases
Treatment Outcome
chemistry
Hiv patients
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15376591
- Volume :
- 57
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5e3d5fe756443ba94f93319fd9384da7