Recombinant α-Interferon May be Efficacious in Acute Hepatitis B |
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| Authors: | J. Halevy M. D. A. Achiron M. D. D. Spiegel M. D. M. Nili M. D. J. Luboshits M. D. Y. Yerushalmi M. D. E. Theodor M. D. |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Internal Medicine E, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel. |
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Whereas, in chronic type B hepatitis, the therapeutic effect of alpha-interferon has been studied extensively, data on the effect of interferon on the course and prognosis of acute hepatitis B are scarce in the literature. We report a case of acute type B hepatitis complicated by life-threatening extrahepatic manifestations where recombinant alpha-interferon facilitated clinical, biochemical, and serological recovery. |
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