Severe de novo Hepatitis B Recovered from Late-Onset Liver Insufficiency with Prolonged Ascites and Hypoalbuminemia due to Hepatitis B Virus Genotype Bj with Precore Mutation

Severe de novo Hepatitis B Recovered from Late-Onset Liver Insufficiency with Prolonged Ascites and Hypoalbuminemia due to Hepatitis B Virus Genotype Bj with Precore Mutation

De novo hepatitis B is associated with a high risk of hepatic failure often resulting in fatal fulminant hepatitis even when nucleotide analogues are administered. A 77-year-old female developed de novo hepatitis B after R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisolone...

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Main Authors: Sato, Akira, Ishii, Toshiya, Sano, Fumiaki, Yamada, Takayuki, Takahashi, Hideaki, Matsumoto, Nobuyuki
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: S. Karger AG 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5121562/

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