A Feverish Liver Transplanted Child
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A 5-year-old boy underwent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for cirrhosis secondary to tyrosinemia. His immediate post-transplant course was unremarkable. After five months, he developed fever (T >38 °C). At that time, he was receiving tacrolimus, cellcept and prednisolone. His laboratory findings revealed an ALT of 85 IU/L, AST 86 IU/L, Alk-P 730 IU/L, total billirubin of 2.5 and direct billirubin of 0.7 mg/dL. C-reactive protein (CRP) and Epstein-Barr virus viral capsid antigen IgM (EBV VCA IgM) were also positive. Histopathologic examination of the transplanted liver biopsy showed the above photomicrograph.
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