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

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,...

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Autores principales: Tan, Hui-Hui, Leong, Hoe-Nam, Tan, Boon-Huan, Oon, Lynette Lin-Ean, Lim, Kiat-Hon, Chang, Jason Pik-Eu, Tan, Chee-Kiat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3504272/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23198262
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/654792
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author Tan, Hui-Hui
Leong, Hoe-Nam
Tan, Boon-Huan
Oon, Lynette Lin-Ean
Lim, Kiat-Hon
Chang, Jason Pik-Eu
Tan, Chee-Kiat
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Leong, Hoe-Nam
Tan, Boon-Huan
Oon, Lynette Lin-Ean
Lim, Kiat-Hon
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description 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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spelling pubmed-35042722012-11-29 Chronic Hepatitis E Infection Resulting in Graft Failure in a Liver Transplant Tourist Tan, Hui-Hui Leong, Hoe-Nam Tan, Boon-Huan Oon, Lynette Lin-Ean Lim, Kiat-Hon Chang, Jason Pik-Eu Tan, Chee-Kiat Case Rep Transplant Case Report 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. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011 2011-07-02 /pmc/articles/PMC3504272/ /pubmed/23198262 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/654792 Text en Copyright © 2011 Hui-Hui Tan et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Tan, Chee-Kiat
Chronic Hepatitis E Infection Resulting in Graft Failure in a Liver Transplant Tourist
title Chronic Hepatitis E Infection Resulting in Graft Failure in a Liver Transplant Tourist
title_full Chronic Hepatitis E Infection Resulting in Graft Failure in a Liver Transplant Tourist
title_fullStr Chronic Hepatitis E Infection Resulting in Graft Failure in a Liver Transplant Tourist
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title_short Chronic Hepatitis E Infection Resulting in Graft Failure in a Liver Transplant Tourist
title_sort chronic hepatitis e infection resulting in graft failure in a liver transplant tourist
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3504272/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/654792
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