Liver Transplant in a Patient with Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Yanko Y., Topaloglu S., Kocak B., Kanmaz T., Alan S., Acarli K., ...Daha Fazla

EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION, cilt.8, sa.3, ss.262-265, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Dergi Adı: EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.262-265
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objectives: Immunosuppressive treatment generally increases the severity of active infection. Therefore, liver transplant is contraindicated in the presence of active tuberculosis. Despite the importance of supportive treatment, liver transplant is the only treatment for fulminant hepatic failure.