Orthotopic liver transplantation in a patient with severe haemophilia A and with advanced liver cirrhosis

Authors
Baudo, F Caimi, TM Redaelli, R De Cataldo, F Somaini, G Rondinara, GF Degasperi, A Bellati, G Belli, LS Ideo, G Morfini, M Longo, G
Citation
F. Baudo et al., Orthotopic liver transplantation in a patient with severe haemophilia A and with advanced liver cirrhosis, HAEMOPHILIA, 5(4), 1999, pp. 276-277
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology
Journal title
HAEMOPHILIA
ISSN journal
13518216 → ACNP
Volume
5
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
276 - 277
Database
ISI
SICI code
1351-8216(199907)5:4<276:OLTIAP>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
A patient with severe haemophilia A underwent orthotopic liver transplantat ion because of changes correlated to end-stage liver cirrhosis due to hepat itis B, C and D infection. Replacement therapy was carried out for 4 days a nd the clinical course was uneventful. At the time of reporting the patient has a normal working life. FVIII plasma concentration is normal. The indir ect hyperbilirubinaemia may be related to the Gilbert's anomaly of the dono r.