Hepatic dysfunction in children with tuberculosis on treatment with antituberculous therapy

Aim. To determine the incidence and factors associated with drug induced hepatic dysfunction in children on anti-tuberculous treatment (ATT). Setting. Pediatric Tuberculosis Clinic at B.J. Wadia Children’s...

Transplanting Kidney Allografts from Hepatitis C Infected Donors into Hepatitis C Uninfected Recipients: Re-Thinking the Thinker Trial

In the not so distant past, organs from hepatitis C infected donors were either discarded or rarely transplanted into HCV viremic recipients - but never allocated to non-infected patients. However, the simplicity, ease...

Severe aplastic anemia-paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria syndrome in a patient with non-A-E hepatitis virus infection

The safety and feasibility of large volume paracentesis performed by an experienced nurse practitioner

Due to time constraints, fewer physicians are performing large volume paracentesis (LVP) resulting in a longer wait time and more emergency department (ED) and hospital admissions. At our institution, after initial super...

Hepatocellular adenoma: different entities for a single lesion