Hepatitis C, table 1, High Incidence of Allograft Cirrhosis in Hepatitis C

High Incidence of Allograft Cirrhosis in Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1b Infection Following Transplantation: Relationship With Rejection Episodes

table 1. Histological Grading and Staging at Last Follow-up in Patients With Hepatitis C After Liver Transplantation

	n (%)	Mean Follow-up ± SD (mo)

Grade (activity)^*
Minimal	12 (15.1)	25 ± 19
Mild	16 (20.2)	35 ± 19
Moderate	32 (40.5)	31 ± 15
Severe	19 (24.1)	32 ± 16
Stage (fibrosis)
None	29 (35.8)	29.8 ± 16.5
Fibrous portal expansion	26 (32.1)	32.8 ± 18.1
Bridging fibrosis	14 (17.3)	34.3 ± 17.5
Cirrhosis	12 (14.8)	30 ± 14

^* Determined by combining the HAI (Knodell) scores for periportal necrosis (0-6), lobular degeneration and necrosis (0-4), and portal inflammation (0-4), and defined as follows: 1-2, minimal; 3-6, mild; 7-10, moderate; 11-14, severe. Defined according to the HAI (Knodell) fibrosis score: 0, none; 1, fibrous portal expansion; 3, bridging fibrosis; 4, cirrhosis.