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Case Report: Chronic hepatitis E in a hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient: The first report of hepatitis E virus genotype 4 causing chronic infection in a non-solid organ recipient.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2022
Chen Zihao, Wei Junfeng, Jiang Li, Ying Dong, Tian Weikun, Zhang Mengyang, Wen Guiping, Wang Siling, Liu Chang, Wang Yingbin, Wu Ting, Tang Zimin, Zheng Zizheng, Yan Li, Xia Ningshao
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is one of the most important public health issues around the world, and chronic HEV infection has been reported in immunosuppressed individuals. This study reported a male case, with very severe aplastic anemia (AA), who developed chronic hepatitis E after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Abnormal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) appeared after HSCT and persisted for...
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