Delayed referral for dialysis.
Delayed referral for dialysis.
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延迟转诊进行透析。
DOI:
10.1093/ndt/11.11.2124
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发表时间:
1996
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影响因子:
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通讯作者:
D. Eadington
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作者:
D. Eadington
Immunosuppressive therapy may enhance viral replication and exacerbate or accelerate the progression of chronic hepatitis B and C. A late reduction in the dosage of azathioprine seems not to cause any changes in the natural course of chronic hepatitis B, and therefore an early reduction in the dosage of the drug might be a possible approach for such patients. Corticosteroids seem to be particularly harmful, in that they favour viral replication. To avoid or minimize this risk the maintenance doses of prednisone should be kept as low as possible from the time of transplantation. As there is growing evidence that cyclosporin alone may lead to excellent graft survival, steroid-free immunosuppression might be tried for HBsAg-positive and/or HCV-positive patients. This is even more justified since HBsAg-positive and/or HCV-positive patients have a lower immunological reactivity. Unfortunately, however, no specific trial with such an immunosuppressive patients with viral infection has been done. Although immunosuppressive therapy should be kept as low as possible after transplantation, it cannot be ignored that rapid reduction of immunosuppressive therapy in patients with deteriorating liver function might accelerate liver damage in some cases. This paradoxical response is probably due to the fact that while immunosuppressive agents may protect from the autoimmune response to virus, in some cases an abrupt reduction or discontinuation of immunosuppressive therapy might lead to cytolysis and further destruction of the livers.
影响因子:
19.6
作者:
Roth,D;Zucker,K;Cirocco,R;DeMattos,A;Burke,GW;Nery,J;Esquenazi,V;Babischkin,S;Miller,J
通讯作者:
Miller,J
影响因子:
158.5
作者:
OWEN, WF;LEW, NL;LAZARUS, JM
通讯作者:
LAZARUS, JM