Precore mutant hepatitis B virus-associated fulminant hepatitis during infliximab therapy for rheumatoid arthritis
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Hiroko Kuwabara & Akira Fukuda & Yasuhiro Tsuda & Yuro Shibayama
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
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 infliximab administration and withdrawing immunosuppressive drugs.
Clin Rheumatol Received: 8 February 2010 / Accepted: 15 March 2010
