LIVER-TRANSPLANT FOR GIANT-CELL HEPATITIS WITH AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC-ANEMIA

Authors
MELENDEZ HV RELA M BAKER AJ BALL C PORTMANN B MIELIVERGANI G HEATON ND
Citation
Hv. Melendez et al., LIVER-TRANSPLANT FOR GIANT-CELL HEPATITIS WITH AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC-ANEMIA, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 77(3), 1997, pp. 249-251
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Archives of Disease in Childhood → ACNP
ISSN journal
00039888
Volume
77
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
249 - 251
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9888(1997)77:3<249:LFGHWA>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Giant cell hepatitis (CGH) with autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AHA) is a distinct entity with an aggressive course. Immunosuppression may he lp early disease. A case is reported of a child with GCH and AHA with early disease recurrence after liver transplantation for end stage liv er disease.