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Liver transplantation for fulminant genotype 2a/c hepatitis C virus marked by a rapid recurrence followed by cure.
Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society - 1 Jun 2017
Tracy Brett, Shrestha Roshan, Stein Lance, Bhasin Devina, Pollinger Harrison, Rubin Raymond A
Abstract excerpt
Although chronic hepatitis C is still the leading indication for liver transplantation (LT) in the United States and Europe, acute liver failure caused by hepatitis C is distinctly uncommon and transplantation for fulminant hepatitis C virus (HCV) has not been documented in the United States. We present a case report of fulminant hepatic failure caused by genotype 2a/c HCV not only treated with LT but also...
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