First report of chronic hepatitis E in renal transplant recipients in Portugal

First report of chronic hepatitis E in renal transplant recipients in Portugal

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection can be responsible for chronic hepatitis in immunocompromised patients, and can rapidly evolve into fibrosis and/or hepatic cirrhosis. We present two cases of chronic hepatitis E, emphasizing the need to be aware of this entity as a growing etiology of hepatitis in...

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Main Authors: Filipe Breda, Joana Cochicho, João Rodrigo Mesquita, Ana Bento, Rui Pedro Oliveira, Emília Louro, Maria São José Nascimento, Jorge Leitão, Henrique Vieira Gomes, Armando Carvalho
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Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
hepatitis E virus
immunosuppression
renal transplantation
chronic hepatitis E
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/4637
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