title: Chronic hepatitis E virus infection in a pediatric female liver transplant recipient.
abstract: We describe a case of chronic hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in a 13-year-old female liver transplant recipient with recurrent increased aminotransferase levels and acute cellular rejection. This finding demonstrates that chronic HEV infection can occur and should be further investigated in immunocompromised patients in Latin America.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil anampassos@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ana Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Passos-Castilho
authors.affiliation: A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gilda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Porta
authors.affiliation: A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Irene K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.affiliation: A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renata P S
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Pugliese
authors.affiliation: A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vera L B
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Danesi
authors.affiliation: A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Porta
authors.affiliation: A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.affiliation: A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seda
authors.affiliation: A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Antunes
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Fleury SA Group, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Celso F H
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Granato
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007843:Latin America; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D000637:Transaminases / Q000097:blood; D066027:Transplant Recipients
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral; D000637:Transaminases