SINGAPORE - Teenager Ryan Lim slipped into depression after a series of post-transplant infections in 2023.The Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School student received a liver transplant on Sept 7, 2023 - 10 years after he was first diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH).It is a rare condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the liver, causing chronic inflammation and, in severe cases, liver failure. There are about two to five cases of AIH per 100,000 children worldwide.Because of his infections, Ryan had to spend more time in the hospital to ensure that his body did not reject his new liver.The teenager, who was looking forward to returning to school, felt that life had dealt him a harsh blow.«I thought I could go back to a normal life after the surgery, like any teenager my age. Instead, I had to be in the hospital longer while doctors battled my infections,» said Ryan, who is now 17 years old.He was five when his mother noticed a yellow hue in his skin and the whites of his eyes, and bloating in his abdomen. Read more