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CHU Rangueil, Toulouse
Unexplained hepatitis in renal graft recipients may be caused by hepatitis E
April 10th, 2005
Unexplained hepatitis in renal graft recipients may be caused by hepatitis E. According to a study from France, "clinicians often are faced with an increase in liver enzyme levels. In the majority of cases, the cause is found rapidly." "Conversely, in a few cases, the etiologic agent remains unknown and requires either liver biopsy or drug-medication modification. We report a case of acute icteric hepatitis associated with renal function impairment related to infection caused by primary hepatitis E virus (HEV) in a renal transplant recipient who lived in a nonclassic endemic area and had not traveled abroad," said N. Kamar and colleagues, CHU...
Source: Aging & Elder Health Week (2005-04-10)
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