Demographics and outcomes of severe herpes simplex virus hepatitis: a registry-based study

Moldovan, Bogdan; Mentha, Gilles; Majno, Pietro; Berney, Thierry; Morard, Isabelle; Giostra, Emiliano; Wildhaber, Barbara; Van Delden, Christian; Morel, Philippe; Toso, Christian

doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2011.02.029

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Demographics and outcomes of severe herpes simplex virus hepatitis: a registry-based study

ContributorsMoldovan, Bogdan; Mentha, Gilles; Majno, Pietro; Berney, Thierry; Morard, Isabelle; Giostra, Emiliano; Wildhaber, Barbara; Van Delden, Christian; Morel, Philippe; Toso, Christian

Published inJournal of hepatology, vol. 55, no. 6, p. 1222-1226

Publication date2011

Abstract

Herpes simplex virus hepatitis is a rare, but severe disease, thus far only documented by case reports and short series. The present study was based on the SRTR registry, and included all listed patients for liver transplantation from 1985 to 2009 with a diagnosis of HSV hepatitis.

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Hepatitis, Viral, Human/surgery
Herpes Simplex/surgery
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Liver Transplantation
Male
Middle Aged
Registries
Treatment Outcome
Waiting Lists
Young Adult

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MOLDOVAN, Bogdan et al. Demographics and outcomes of severe herpes simplex virus hepatitis: a registry-based study. In: Journal of hepatology, 2011, vol. 55, n° 6, p. 1222–1226. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2011.02.029

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PID : unige:24974
DOI : 10.1016/j.jhep.2011.02.029
PMID : 21703210

Journal ISSN0168-8278

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Demographics and outcomes of severe herpes simplex virus hepatitis: a registry-based study

Herpes simplex virus hepatitis is a rare, but severe disease, thus far only documented by case reports and short series. The present study was based on the SRTR registry, and included all listed patients for liver transplantation from 1985 to 2009 with a diagnosis of HSV hepatitis.

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