SPONTANEOUS CLEARANCE OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS AFTER LIVER TRANS-PLANTATION. REPORT OF TWO CASES
Eliminación espontánea de virus hepatitis C en trasplantado hepático: a propósito de dos casos
Author
Urzúa, Álvaro; Departamento de Mediicna Interna
Sección de Gastroenterología, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Poniachik, Jaime
Díaz, Juan Carlos
Castillo, Jaime
Saure, Alexandre
Lembach, Hans
Ibarra, José
Venegas, Mauricio
Abstract
The spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus infection is rare, especially after liver transplantation, condition in which recurrence is almost universal. We report two cases in which clearance of the virus was achieved after liver transplantation. We reviewed the literature and described possible mechanisms explaining this phenomenon, with emphasis on therapeutic implications. The spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus infection is rare, especially after liver transplantation, condition in which recurrence is almost universal. We report two cases in which clearance of the virus was achieved after liver transplantation. We reviewed the literature and described possible mechanisms explaining this phenomenon, with emphasis on therapeutic implications.