Hepatitis e virus-induced neurological symptoms in a kidney-transplant patient with chronic hepatitis: Case report

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1321-1324

  Kamar, N ^a   Izopet, J ^a   Cintas, P ^a   Garrouste, C ^a   Uro Coste, E ^b   Cointault, O ^a   Rostaing, L ^a  

^a Department of Nephrology Dialysis and Organ Transplantation ^*  (United States)

^b CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Chronic hepatitis; Hepatitis E virus; Neurological symptoms; Organ transplant patients; Quasispecies

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIMB DYSESTHESIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE BIOPSY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROTROPISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL SIGN; RNA SEQUENCE; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; FATAL OUTCOME; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HEPATITIS, CHRONIC; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE;

EID: 77951246382     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03068.x     Document Type: Article

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