Acute post-transfusion fulminant hepatitis C virus infection: a case report.
A 21 year old woman developed acute fulminant hepatitis following a transfusion of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected blood. The patient received a liver transplant and is now well and HCV antibody negative.
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Department of Transfusion Medicine, Auckland Regional Blood Service, New Zealand.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D011247:Pregnancy; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies