| Literature DB >> 23575198 |
Karin Neukam1, Pablo Barreiro, Juan Macías, Ana Avellón, Celia Cifuentes, Luz Martín-Carbonero, José M Echevarría, Julio Vargas, Vicente Soriano, Juan A Pineda.
Abstract
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.Entities:
Keywords: HIV; chronic hepatitis E; cirrhosis; immunosuppression; ribavirin
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23575198 DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit224
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079