Recurrence of autoimmune hepatitis after liver transplantation without elevation of alanine aminotransferase

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1618-1621

  Yao, Huaiqi ^a   Michitaka, Kojiro ^a   Tokumoto, Yoshio ^a   Murata, Yosuke ^a   Mashiba, Toshie ^a   Abe, Masanori ^a   Hiasa, Yoichi ^a   Horiike, Norio ^a   Onji, Morikazu ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hepatitis; Liver transplantation; Protocol liver biopsy; Recurrence; Steroid

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; JAUNDICE; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENCE RISK; SPLENOMEGALY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 34247581200     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1618     Document Type: Article

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