Successful Treatment of a Reinfected Liver Graft Because of Receipt of a HCV-Positive Kidney

ACG Case Rep J. 2020 Mar 16;7(3):e00341. doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000341. eCollection 2020 Mar.

Abstract

Transplantation of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive organs has undergone a paradigm shift because of the advent of direct-acting antivirals. We present the case of a 57-year-old man successfully treated initially with pegylated interferon and ribavirin after HCV recurrence postliver transplantation. He subsequently developed end-stage renal disease and received a genotype 1a HCV-positive kidney transplant. A 12-week course of ledipasvir/sofosbuvir and low-dose ribavirin was initiated and sustained virologic response was achieved. This constitutes the first reported case of a patient successfully treated for HCV a second time after receiving an HCV-positive organ.

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