Chronic Hepatitis B with Flare Due to Co-infection of Hepatitis Delta Virus during Lamivudine Therapy

In 1997, a 27-year-old homosexual man contracted acute hepatitis B that developed into chronic hepatitis. Because of repeated flares, administration of lamivudine was started in March 2002. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA immediately decreased, but the serum level of alanine aminotransferase gradually i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Internal Medicine 2003, Vol.42(7), pp.581-586
Hauptverfasser:	JOH, Riho, HASEGAWA, Kiyoshi, TOKUSHIGE, Katsutoshi, HASHIMOTO, Etsuko, TORII, Nobuyuki, YAMASHIRO, Takeshi, ENOMOTO, Nobuyuki, WATANABE, Mamoru, HAYASHI, Naoaki
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antibodies, Viral - analysis Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences DNA, Viral - analysis HBV HDV Hepatitis B virus - genetics Hepatitis B virus - isolation & purification Hepatitis B, Chronic - complications Hepatitis B, Chronic - drug therapy Hepatitis B, Chronic - virology Hepatitis D - complications Hepatitis Delta Virus - genetics Hepatitis Delta Virus - immunology Human viral diseases Humans Infectious diseases lamivudine Lamivudine - therapeutic use Male Medical sciences RNA, Viral - analysis Viral diseases Viral hepatitis
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