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VOLUME 11 - NUMBER 4 / October - December 2009
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Liver and Kidney Transplantation in HIV-Infected Patients Clara C. Tan-Tam, Lynda A. Frassetto and Peter G. Stock
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Department of Surgery. University of California. San Francisco, CA, USA |
Abstract
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HIV infection has evolved into a chronic condition as a result of improvements in therapeutic options.
Chronic exposure with HIV and associated co-pathogens as well as toxicities from prolonged therapy
with antiviral medications has resulted in increased morbidity and mortality rates from end-stage liver
and kidney disease in the HIV-infected population. Since the definitive treatment for end-stage organ
failure is transplantation, demand has increased among HIV-infected patients. Although the transplant
community has been slow to recognize HIV as a chronic condition, many transplant centers have
eliminated HIV infection as a contraindication to transplantation as a result of better patient management
and demand. This review examines the current clinical strategies and issues surrounding liver and
kidney transplantation in HIV-infected patients.
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Key words:
HCV. HBV. Transplant. Renal. Hepatic. End-stage organ failure. |
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