Treatment of Viral Hepatitis Due to Adenovirus in a Liver Transplantation Recipient: The Clinical Use of Cidofovir and Intravenous Immunoglobulin
| Autor: | Alden Gregston, Ayman Haq, Saleh Elwir, W Cedric |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Hepatitis
Viral Human viruses medicine.medical_treatment Liver transplantation Antiviral Agents Adenoviridae Serology chemistry.chemical_compound Humans Medicine Adenovirus infection Transplantation Hepatology medicine.diagnostic_test biology business.industry Immunoglobulins Intravenous virus diseases DNA virus medicine.disease Virology Liver Transplantation chemistry Liver biopsy biology.protein Surgery Antibody business Viral hepatitis Cidofovir |
| Zdroj: | Liver Transplantation. 28:505-507 |
| ISSN: | 1527-6473 1527-6465 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/lt.26266 |
| Popis: | Adenovirus (ADV) is a non-enveloped double-stranded DNA virus that can cause severe disease in immunocompromised hosts. We present the case of disseminated adenovirus infection in a liver transplant recipient, confirmed on liver biopsy and treated with cidofovir and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) with monitored serological response. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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