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Recurrent Hepatitis B and D Virus Infection in a Liver Transplant Recipient.
H Miyaaki1, Y Tamada1, K Hayashi1
1Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
Transplantation Proceedings
|January 21, 2017
Summary
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis delta virus (HDV) co-infection can rapidly cause cirrhosis. This report details a rare case of HBV and HDV recurrence after liver transplantation in Japan, a region with low co-infection prevalence.
Area of Science:
- Hepatology
- Virology
- Transplantation Medicine
Background:
- Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis delta virus (HDV) co-infection accelerates liver disease progression, often leading to cirrhosis.
- The prevalence of HBV/HDV co-infection is notably low in Japan.
- Limited case reports exist for HBV/HDV co-infected patients undergoing liver transplantation in Japan.

