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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-10-15
pubmed:abstractText
Syncytial giant cell hepatitis is a severe form of hepatitis characterized by diffuse giant cell transformation of hepatocytes. The disease may evolve to chronic cholestatic cirrhosis necessitating liver transplantation. We report the case of an adult liver transplant recipient presenting with early recurrent disease without concomitant clinicobiochemical syndrome. Early recurrence of giant cell hepatitis after liver transplantation favors the hypothesis of a transmissible agent as the etiology of the disease. Routine follow-up liver biopsy is necessary in these cases in order to gain more information about the precise incidence and aggressivity of disease recurrence in the allograft.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0934-0874
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
320-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Recurrent postinfantile syncytial giant cell hepatitis after orthotopic liver transplantation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports