Pre-emptive treatment of Hepatitis B infection by lamivudine in two tunisian renal transplant recipients

Infection with hepatitis B virus has a major implication for transplant recipients due to the risk of reactivation under immunosuppression, progression to chronic liver disease, development of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. We report two cases of renal transplantation patients who wer...

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Main Authors: Kais Harzallah, Wafa Haddad, Mondher Haloues, Imene El Kossai, Nabil Ben Romdhane, Hatem Ben Abdallah, Riadh Bouali, Mohamed Nabil Abdelli, Jalel Hmida, Jamel Manaa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2013;volume=24;issue=6;spage=1195;epage=1198;aulast=Harzallah