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Liver Transplant (Expert Forum)
post pediatric liver transplant
Answered by
Thomas D Schiano, MD - Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Liver Transplantation, Hepatology
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York - NY
Questions posted in the Liver Transplant . Forum are answered by medical professionals from The Mount Sinai Medical Center.
post pediatric liver transplant
by pankaj8k, Jun 05, 2009 06:02AM
Dear Sir, My son 9yrs, 1 year pst liver transplant now has elevated IgG almost the double value from normal and also elevated Globulin but below normal Albumin. He was tested positive for ebv but afetr reduced tacrolimus dose by1 mg per day his ebv is negative. Also his biopsy reports does not indicated auto Immune hepatitis.Please let me know what is the right mathod or treatment to get his IgG and protien level normal.
Thank you for your previous respose.
With best regards
Thank you for your previous respose.
With best regards
Doctor's Answer
by Thomas D Schiano, MD, Jun 06, 2009 01:17PM
, Jun 06, 2009 01:17PM
what does his liver biopsy show as i would be concerned about autoimmune hepatitis. what was he transplanted for initially?
Member Comments (3)
by pankaj8k, Jun 08, 2009 12:59AM
To: Dear Doctor
My son had Jaundice ,hepatitis A, very high AST and ALT both above 3000, PT above 40.I know my doctors did not tried to treat his jaundice , never gave vit K injection only gave him lot of platelates. during his hospitalozation his sugar level went very low (40) and he started behaving in difficult manner and doctor told us that it is sign of encephelopathy and it can cause permanent brain damage and immediate transplant is the only solution and I had belived them and got the transplant done.Now I realize that transplant is not easy option.
by Thomas D Schiano, MD, Jun 08, 2009 10:46AM
, Jun 08, 2009 10:46AM
it could've also been acute autoimmune hepatitis. do you know what specifically the latest liver biopsy showed?
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