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- Active infections in liver transplant recipients pose significant risks due to required immunosuppression, making them an absolute contraindication for the procedure.
- Despite successful treatments of viral infections like Influenza A in post-transplant patients, no prior cases have shown safe pre-transplant candidates with the virus.
- The mild symptoms associated with some viral infections, along with available treatments, suggest the potential for reconsidering liver transplants in selected cases with positive outcomes.
Article Abstract
Active infections in recipients are considered an absolute contraindication to liver transplantation due to the risk of severe disease caused by the required immunosuppression. Even though viral infections, such as Influenza A, have been treated in liver transplant patients both in the immediate and late postoperative period with favorable outcomes, no cases of prediagnosed Influenza A have been described in which the decision to proceed with the indication had to be made. In certain viral infections, like Influenza A, the paucisymptomatic state and the availability of appropriate treatment could open the door to performing liver transplants with positive results.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.08.026 | DOI Listing |
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