A case of giant cell hepatitis recurring after liver transplantation and treated with ribavirin

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 729-731

  Hassoun, Z ^a   N'Guyen, B ^a   Cote, J ^a   Marleau, D ^a   Willems, B ^a   Roy, A ^a   Dagenais, M ^a   Lapointe, R ^a   Letourneau, R ^a   Villeneuve, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Giant cell hepatitis; Liver failure; Orthotopic liver transplantation; Ribavirin

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; FAMCICLOVIR; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; LAMIVUDINE; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GIANT CELL; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYNCYTIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS GENOME;

EID: 0033789452     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2000/807681     Document Type: Article

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