Chronic Hepatitis E Infection Resulting in Graft Failure in a Liver Transplant Tourist | Zendy

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Chronic Hepatitis E Infection Resulting in Graft Failure in a Liver Transplant Tourist

Author(s) -

HuiHui Tan,

HoeNam Leong,

Boon Huan Tan,

Lynette Oon,

KiatHon Lim,

Jason PikEu Chang,

CheeKiat Tan

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

case reports in transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6943

pISSN - 2090-6951

DOI - 10.1155/2011/654792

Subject(s) - medicine , chronic hepatitis , hepatitis , liver transplantation , immunology , chronic infection , acute hepatitis , hepatitis a virus , virus , transplantation , immune system

Hepatitis E, usually an acute hepatitis in the immunocompetent, has a chronic form described in immunocompromised hosts. We report the clinical course and outcome of an adult liver transplant recipient whose posttransplant period was complicated by chronic hepatitis E, Epstein-Barr virus infection, and cellular rejection of the graft.

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