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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-7-25
pubmed:abstractText
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 increased. Drug-induced hepatitis due to lamivudine was excluded. It was suspected that the progression of liver damage was caused by hepatitis delta virus (HDV), because the patient was positive for both anti-HDV antibody and HDV RNA. Co-infection of HDV should be considered a possibility if liver injury is not improved by lamivudine therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0918-2918
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
581-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-4-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Chronic hepatitis B with flare due to co-infection of hepatitis delta virus during lamivudine therapy.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports