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Precore mutant hepatitis B virus-associated fulminant hepatitis during infliximab therapy for rheumatoid arthritis

A 73-year-old female, who suffered from rheumatoid arthritis for 10 years, developed precore mutant hepatitis B virus-associated fulminant hepatitis after 1 year of infliximab therapy and subsequent methotrexate withdrawal. We emphasize the importance of preemptive antiviral therapy before starting...

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Autores principales: Kuwabara, Hiroko, Fukuda, Akira, Tsuda, Yasuhiro, Shibayama, Yuro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3594820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20379839
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10067-010-1438-y