Rhabdomyolysis, lactic acidosis, and multiple organ failure during telbivudine treatment for hepatitis B: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Telbivudine can cause severe side effects, including myositis, neuritis, rhabdomyolysis, and lactic acidosis. However, reported cases of telbivudine leading to multiple organ failure are rare. Here, we report a case of telbivudine-induced severe polymyositis, lactic acidosis, and multipl...

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Autores principales: Zheng, Jinxin, Deng, Minggui, Qiu, Xiaoliang, Chen, Zhong, Li, Duoyun, Deng, Xiangbin, Deng, Qiwen, Yu, Zhijian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5704524/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29179767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-017-1498-6

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