Liver Transplantation in Hepatitis B Reactivation in a Patient With Active HIV Viremia

Acute hepatitis B virus infection is a common contraindication to liver transplantation surgery in the setting of active HIV viremia. This is a case report of a patient with decompensated cirrhosis and acute renal failure in the setting of hepatitis B virus reactivation and active HIV viremia who un...

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Published in:ACG case reports journal 2022-12, Vol.9 (12), p.e00943-e00943
Main Authors: Hegazy, Yassmin, Reif, Meagan, McGuire, Brenden M., Cannon, Robert, Orandi, Babak, Shoreibah, Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
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Liver
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Summary:Acute hepatitis B virus infection is a common contraindication to liver transplantation surgery in the setting of active HIV viremia. This is a case report of a patient with decompensated cirrhosis and acute renal failure in the setting of hepatitis B virus reactivation and active HIV viremia who underwent liver transplantation with sustained graft survival.
ISSN:2326-3253
2326-3253
DOI:10.14309/crj.0000000000000943