The role of immunosuppression in recurrence of hepatitis C
- 1 November 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Liver Transplantation
- Vol. 9 (11) , S63-S66
- https://doi.org/10.1053/jlts.2003.50264
Abstract
Key points: 1. Recurrent hepatitis C is an increasing problem posttransplantation. 2. It is difficult to determine histologically if alloimmunity, i.e., rejection, is also plays a role in posttransplantation hepatitis C. 3. Change in the degree of immunosuppression, rather than the absolute amount of immunosuppression, is bad for HCV-infected recipients. 4. Corticosteroid boluses are bad for HCV-infected recipients.Keywords
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