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Pegylated interferon–induced immune‐mediated hepatitis post–liver transplantation
Author(s) -
Kontorinis Nickolas,
Agarwal Kaushik,
Elhajj Nassim,
Fiel M. Isabel,
Schiano Thomas D.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
liver transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.814
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1527-6473
pISSN - 1527-6465
DOI - 10.1002/lt.20706
Subject(s) - ribavirin , medicine , pegylated interferon , liver transplantation , interferon , immunology , autoimmune hepatitis , hepatitis , hepatitis c , immune system , transplantation , virology , gastroenterology , hepatitis c virus , virus
A 55‐year‐old Caucasian male developed a well characterized autoimmune hepatitis after completing treatment with pegylated interferon and ribavirin for recurrent hepatitis C. We hypothesize that pegylated interferon triggered a severe form of immune‐mediated hepatitis.