Pre-emptive treatment of hepatitis b infection by lamivudine in two Tunisian renal transplant recipients

Pre-emptive treatment of hepatitis b infection by lamivudine in two Tunisian renal transplant recipients

Infection with hepatitis B virus has a major implication for transplant recipients due to the risk of reactivation under immunosuppression, progression to chronic liver disease, development of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. We report two cases of renal transplantation patients who wer...

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Published in:Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation Vol. 24; no. 6; pp. 1195 - 1198
Main Authors: Bin Ramadan, Nabil, Haddad, Wafa, Haloues, Mundhir, al-Kossai, Imene, Hirz Allah, Qays, Bin Abd Allah, Hatim, Bu Ali, Riyad, Abdali, Muhammad Nabil, Hamidah, Jalil, Manna, Jamil
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation 01-11-2013
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects:
Adult
Case studies
Complications
Diagnosis
Disease Progression
Dosage and administration
Drug therapy
Female
Health aspects
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B - prevention & control
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - blood
Humans
Kidney Transplantation - adverse effects
Kidneys
Lamivudine
Lamivudine - therapeutic use
Male
Organ transplant recipients
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors - therapeutic use
Risk factors
Transplantation
Treatment
Tunisia
الآثار الجانبية
التهاب الكبد ب
الكلى
المواد المضادة للفيروسات
زرع الأعضاء
علم المداواة
Tunisia
Saudi Arabia
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Summary:Infection with hepatitis B virus has a major implication for transplant recipients due to the risk of reactivation under immunosuppression, progression to chronic liver disease, development of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. We report two cases of renal transplantation patients who were hepatitis B surface antigen positive before transplantation and were treated by Lamivudine.
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ISSN:1319-2442
2320-3838
DOI:10.4103/1319-2442.121281