Restoration of immunity and reactivation of hepatitis B virus after immunosuppressive therapy in a patient with severe aplastic anaemia

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 283-285

  Dai, M S ^a   Kao, W Y ^a   Shyu, R Y ^a   Chao, T Y ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anti thymocyte globulin; Aplastic anaemia; Hepatitis B virus; Reactivation

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DANAZOL; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; LAMIVUDINE; PREDNISONE; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SUPERINFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VIRUS REPLICATION; WILD TYPE;

ADULT; ANEMIA, APLASTIC; ANTILYMPHOCYTE SERUM; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; CYCLOSPORINE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LAMIVUDINE; MALE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 2442697846     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2004.00515.x     Document Type: Article

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