Chronic Hepatitis E in HIV Patients: Rapid Progression to Cirrhosis and Response to Oral Ribavirin

Chronic hepatitis E virus infection with rapid progression to cirrhosis is reported in 2 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)—infected patients with severe immunosuppression. Monotherapy with ribavirin led to temporary viral response and marked improvement of liver damage. Chronic hepatitis E should b...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical infectious diseases 2013-08, Vol.57 (3), p.465-468
Hauptverfasser: Neukam, Karin, Barreiro, Pablo, Macías, Juan, Avellón, Ana, Cifuentes, Celia, Martín-Carbonero, Luz, Echevarría, José M., Vargas, Julio, Soriano, Vicente, Pineda, Juan A.
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Zusammenfassung:Chronic hepatitis E virus infection with rapid progression to cirrhosis is reported in 2 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)—infected patients with severe immunosuppression. Monotherapy with ribavirin led to temporary viral response and marked improvement of liver damage. Chronic hepatitis E should be regarded as another opportunistic event within HIV infection.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/cit224