Transplantation Biology

Acute hepatitis in renal pretransplantation significantly increases risk

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, April 3rd, 2006

Acute hepatitis in renal pretransplantation was found to significantly increase risk.

"The aim of this study is to evaluate the natural course of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in renal transplant recipients infected shortly before or after renal transplantation," wrote I. Delladetsima and colleagues, Athens University Medical School. "Seventeen renal transplant recipients with no detectable antibodies to HCV before renal transplantation either seroconverted after transplantation or developed cholestatic syndrome without seroconversion, but with HCV RNA positivity. They were followed up for a mean of 7.2±4.2 (SD) years after renal transplantation and underwent...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2006-04-03)

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