Blood eosinophilia after living donor liver transplantation for hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis.
Transplant Proc
; 39(5): 1540-3, 2007 Jun.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17580184
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Differentiating between acute cellular rejection (ACR) and recurrent hepatitis C virus after liver transplantation in hepatitis C virus-positive patients is difficult, but vital for preventing graft loss.METHODS:
The blood eosinophil counts 3 days before or on the day of biopsy were retrospectively reviewed to evaluate their value for predicting ACR in 91 biopsy samples from 45 patients.RESULTS:
Eosinophil counts on the day of biopsy were significantly higher in the ACR group (n = 20) than in the non-ACR (n = 71) group, although the difference was negligible 3 days before the biopsy. A relative eosinophil count of 2% or an absolute eosinophil count of 200 cells/mm(3) predicted ACR with a specificity of 94% or 96%, respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
Blood eosinophil count on the day of biopsy can be helpful in the diagnosis of ACR in patients who underwent living donor liver transplantation for hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transplante de Fígado
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Hepatite C
/
Doadores Vivos
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Eosinofilia
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Cirrose Hepática
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Transplant Proc
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão