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Lentiviral Vector-mediated Gene Therapy of Hepatocytes Ex Vivo for Autologous Transplantation in Swine
Published on: November 4, 2018
Liver transplantation for fulminant hepatitis related to nevirapine therapy
Sophie Buyse1, Eric Vibert, Mylène Sebagh
1Department of Hepatology and Hepatobiliar Surgery, Centre Hépato-Biliaire and INSERM U785, Hôpital Paul Brousse, 12 avenue Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94800, Villejuif, France.
Abstract:
Drug-induced hepatotoxicity is an important cause of hepatocellular injury. Non-nucleoside retroviral transcriptase inhibitors are known to cause hepatotoxicity. We describe a detailed case of fulminant hepatitis induced by nevirapine (Viramune) and treated by liver transplantation.
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