Abstract
In a series of 49 patients transplanted for cirrhosis due to hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection and receiving anti-HBs immunoglobulins, the 2-year actuarial rate of hepatitis B virus (HBV) reinfection was only 13%, a prevalence much lower than the 29% rate in patients transplanted for HBV-DNA-negative cirrhosis and the 96% rate in patients transplanted for HBV-DNA-positive cirrhosis. HBV reinfection after transplantation in patients with cirrhosis due to HDV infection was invariably associated with HDV reinfection. In a few patients, in the absence of HBV reinfection, transient replication of HDV took place and was not associated with liver lesions of hepatitis. In conclusion, patients with cirrhosis due to HDV infection are good candidates for liver transplantation.
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