Rostaing L, Rumeau JL, Cisterne JM, Izopet J, Girolami JP,
Chabannier MH, Durand D
Liver histology in renal transplant patients after more
than 10 years of HCV infection
Am Soc Nephrol
J Am Soc Nephrol (abstract)
(Nov) 6:1113 1995
In this study, the authors evaluate the liver histology in 31
long-term (mean of 160 +/- 37 months follow-up) HCV infected renal transplant
recipients. They found that 58% patients had chronic increase in liver
enzymes, and in majority (78%) of these, chronic active hepatitis (CAH) was
found on liver histology. Interestingly, 54% of those with normal liver
enzymes also had CAH, emphasizing the fact that serious liver disease can
exist despite normal liver enzymes. Further, this study highlights the fact
that serious liver disease is present in two-thirds of the HCV infected
transplant recipients 10 years after the infection.
(Bhamidipati/Pereira)
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Proteinuria/Hematuria :
Hepatitis-associated nephropathy
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Transplantation