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Hepatitis B reactivation in a renal transplant patient due to a surface antigen mutant strain: a case report.
Transplantation proceedings - 1 Nov 2012
Fylaktou A, Daoudaki M, Dimou V, Sianou E, Papaventsis D, Mavrovouniotis I, Fouzas I, Papanikolaou V
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INTRODUCTION: Reactivation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a complication of immunosuppressive treatment in patients with a history of HBV exposure. CASE PRESENTATION: Herein we have reported a case of reactivation after renal transplantation in a 52-year-old male chronic HBV carrier who was treated with hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIg) prophylaxis immediately after transplantation in addition to cyclosporine,...
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