Liver transplantation in hemoglobin SC disease and autoimmune hepatitis: A case report

• Published in: Experimental and clinical transplantation Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 429 - 432
• Main Authors: Kim, Ahyoung, Assarzadegan, Naziheh, Anders, Robert A., Oshima, Kiyoko, Chaturvedi, Shruti, Weeks, Sharon, Kohli, Ruhail, Lanzkron, Sophie, Gurakar, Ahmet, Garonzik-Wang, Jacqueline, Chen, Po-Hung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 03.01.2022

While liver transplantation (LT) is a life-saving measure for individuals with end-stage liver disease, the peri-operative management may be challenging in individuals with concomitant sickle cell disease (SCD). We report a case of a 50-year-old man with SCD genotype SC (HbSC) and cirrhosis secondar...