First report of chronic hepatitis E in renal transplant recipients in Portugal

Filipe Breda; Joana Cochicho; João Rodrigo Mesquita; Ana Bento; Rui Pedro Oliveira; Emília Louro; Maria São José Nascimento; Jorge Leitão; Henrique Vieira Gomes; Armando Carvalho

doi:10.3855/jidc.4637

First report of chronic hepatitis E in renal transplant recipients in Portugal

Authors

Filipe Breda Liver Disease Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Joana Cochicho Liver Disease Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
João Rodrigo Mesquita Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Ana Bento Liver Disease Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Rui Pedro Oliveira Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Emília Louro Liver Disease Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Maria São José Nascimento Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Jorge Leitão Liver Disease Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Henrique Vieira Gomes Kidney Transplantation Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Armando Carvalho Liver Disease Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

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https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.4637

Keywords:

hepatitis E virus, immunosuppression, renal transplantation, chronic hepatitis E

Abstract

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection can be responsible for chronic hepatitis in immunocompromised patients, and can rapidly evolve into fibrosis and/or hepatic cirrhosis. We present two cases of chronic hepatitis E, emphasizing the need to be aware of this entity as a growing etiology of hepatitis in transplant and immunocompromised patients.

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2014-12-15

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Breda F, Cochicho J, Mesquita JR, Bento A, Oliveira RP, Louro E, Nascimento MSJ, Leitão J, Gomes HV, Carvalho A (2014) First report of chronic hepatitis E in renal transplant recipients in Portugal. J Infect Dev Ctries 8:1639–1642. doi: 10.3855/jidc.4637

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Vol. 8 No. 12: December 2014

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Case Reports

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