Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation Induced by Infliximab Administration in a Patient with Crohn’s Disease

Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation Induced by Infliximab Administration in a Patient with Crohn’s Disease

A 47-year-old man diagnosed with Crohn’s disease was treated with infliximab. He tested negative for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) but positive for anti-HB core antibody (anti-HBc). He tested positive for hepatitis B virus (HBV-) DNA 3 months after t...

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Main Authors: Yuka Miyake, Aki Hasebe, Tetsuya Tanihira, Akiko Shiraishi, Yusuke Imai, Haruka Tatsukawa, Hiroka Yamago, Hiromasa Nakahara, Yuko Shimizu, Keiko Ninomiya, Atsushi Hiraoka, Hideki Miyata, Tomoyuki Ninomiya, Kojiro Michitaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/461879

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