Hepatocellular carcinoma in perinatally acquired HIV and HBV coinfection: a case report
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Seers, Timothy
Sarker, Debashis
Ross, Paul
Heaton, Nigel
Suddle, Abid
Lyall, Hermione
Tudor-Williams, Gareth
Fidler, Sarah
Foster, Caroline
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2017
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This report describes a case of hepatocellular carcinoma in an adolescent with perinatally acquired HIV and hepatitis B virus coinfection, arising despite more than a decade of suppressive antiretroviral therapy for both HIV and hepatitis B virus. This case raises important questions regarding optimal hepatocellular carcinoma screening in this high-risk group and the oncogenic potential of even very well-controlled viral infection.
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Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
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36
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12