Hepatitis crónica y cirrosis por virus C pre y post trasplante hepático en una niña de 9 años: report of one case / Chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis caused by C virus before and after liver transplantation
Rev. méd. Chile
; 132(4): 479-484, abr. 2004. ilus, graf
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
We report a girl with a chronic hepatitis caused by C virus diagnosed at the age of nine, unsuccessfully treated with interferon and ribavirine. Two years later, she was subjected to a liver transplantation. She maintained elevated viral loads with a normal pathological study of the liver until 22 months after transplantation. She was treated again with combined antiviral therapy, for 6 months, without response and experienced a progressive deterioration liver function, dying three years after transplantation.
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Main subject:
Liver Transplantation
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Hepatitis C
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Liver Cirrhosis
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Clínica Las Condes/CL
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Hospital Roberto del Río/CL
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Universidad de Chile/CL