title: The advent of successful organ transplantation in the Irish HIV positive cohort.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Liver disease is an increasing cause of morbidity and mortality in Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe the first cases of organ transplantation in HIV positive patients in Ireland.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the Irish patients with HIV who received liver transplantation and performed a chart review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two patients received liver transplantation for end stage liver disease caused by Hepatitis C, with survival at 2 years of 100%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Liver transplantation is a feasible treatment for patients with HIV and end stage liver disease. The success of transplantation in the HIV positive population should encourage the provision of other medical and surgical interventions previously not offered to patients with HIV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genitourinary Medicine and Infectious Diseases, St. James's Hospital, James's Street, Dublin 8, Ireland. audreyannedillon@gmail.com
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Dillon
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Farrell
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hegarty
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: O'Grady
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Norris
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bergin
mesh_terms: D058625:End Stage Liver Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male