Research Article

Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis: A Descriptive Study in a Tertiary Care Center

Table 6

Recurrence of the disease after LT in 4 patients with PFIC type 2.

Clinical recurrence after liver transplantation (months)Treatment providedResponse to treatment (yes/no)Retransplantation

Patient 118Plasmapheresis (5 cycles)YesNo
IVIG (5 doses)
Rituximab (4 doses)

Patient 21Antithymocyte globulins (4 doses)NoListed for retransplantation
Plasmapheresis (5 cycles)
Rituximab (5 cycles)

Patient 316Rituximab, IVIG, plasmapheresisYesNo

Patient 455Plasmapheresis (5 cycles)YesNo
IVIG (3 doses)
Rituximab (3 doses)