Retransplant Due to Fulminant Hepatic Failure From Hepatitis E Virus: A Case Report. 2018

E Tenorio González, and M Robles Díaz, and R Sanjuan Jiménez, and R González Grande, and R V Olmedo Martín, and J M Rodrigo López, and M Jiménez Pérez
UGC Aparato Digestivo, Regional University Hospital, Malaga, Spain. Electronic address: etengo89@gmail.com.

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) usually causes self-limiting acute liver infections from fecal or oral transmission, though other routes of infection exist (vertical transmission, blood transfusion, zoonosis). It may give rise to fulminant hepatic failure in 1% of cases. Cases have recently been reported of chronic infection evolving to cirrhosis in immunosuppressed patients, such as those with a liver or kidney transplant. Nonetheless, development of acute liver failure in these patients is exceptional, with few cases published. We present a case of acute liver failure due to HEV in a liver transplant patient who required a liver retransplant 9 years after receiving the original transplant.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D012086 Reoperation A repeat operation for the same condition in the same patient due to disease progression or recurrence, or as followup to failed previous surgery. Revision, Joint,Revision, Surgical,Surgery, Repeat,Surgical Revision,Repeat Surgery,Revision Surgery,Joint Revision,Revision Surgeries,Surgery, Revision
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D016031 Liver Transplantation The transference of a part of or an entire liver from one human or animal to another. Grafting, Liver,Hepatic Transplantation,Liver Transplant,Transplantation, Hepatic,Transplantation, Liver,Hepatic Transplantations,Liver Grafting,Liver Transplantations,Liver Transplants,Transplant, Liver
D016751 Hepatitis E Acute INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans; caused by HEPATITIS E VIRUS, a non-enveloped single-stranded RNA virus. Similar to HEPATITIS A, its incubation period is 15-60 days and is enterically transmitted, usually by fecal-oral transmission. Enterically-Transmitted Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis,Epidemic Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis,Hepatitis, Viral, Non-A, Non-B, Enterically-Transmitted,Hepatitis, Water-Borne,ET-NANBH,Enterically Transmitted Non A, Non B Hepatitis,Epidemic Non A, Non B Hepatitis,Hepatitides, Water-Borne,Hepatitis, Water Borne,Water-Borne Hepatitides,Water-Borne Hepatitis
D016752 Hepatitis E virus A positive-stranded RNA virus species, causing enterically-transmitted non-A, non-B hepatitis (HEPATITIS E). Hepatitis E virus (strain Burma),Orthohepevirus A,Paslahepevirus,Paslahepevirus balayani,Paslahepeviruses
D016867 Immunocompromised Host A human or animal whose immunologic mechanism is deficient because of an immunodeficiency disorder or other disease or as the result of the administration of immunosuppressive drugs or radiation. Immunosuppressed Host,Immunocompromised Patient,Host, Immunocompromised,Host, Immunosuppressed,Hosts, Immunocompromised,Hosts, Immunosuppressed,Immunocompromised Hosts,Immunocompromised Patients,Immunosuppressed Hosts,Patient, Immunocompromised,Patients, Immunocompromised
D017114 Liver Failure, Acute A form of rapid-onset LIVER FAILURE, also known as fulminant hepatic failure, caused by severe liver injury or massive loss of HEPATOCYTES. It is characterized by sudden development of liver dysfunction and JAUNDICE. Acute liver failure may progress to exhibit cerebral dysfunction even HEPATIC COMA depending on the etiology that includes hepatic ISCHEMIA, drug toxicity, malignant infiltration, and viral hepatitis such as post-transfusion HEPATITIS B and HEPATITIS C. Acute Hepatic Failure,Fulminant Hepatic Failure,Fulminating Hepatic Failure,Hepatic Failure, Fulminant,Liver Failure, Fulminant,Acute Liver Failure,Fulminating Liver Failure,Hepatic Failure, Acute,Failure, Acute Hepatic,Failure, Acute Liver,Fulminant Hepatic Failures,Fulminant Liver Failure,Fulminant Liver Failures,Fulminating Hepatic Failures,Fulminating Liver Failures,Hepatic Failure, Fulminating,Liver Failure, Fulminating

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