Challenges in the treatment of acute fulminant hepatitis B case report and literature review
Joint Authors
Alawiyah, Ali
Nasir al-Din, Rakan
Bizri, Abd al-Rahman
Yusuf, Muna
Source
Issue
Vol. 63, Issue 2 (30 Jun. 2015), pp.102-106, 5 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2015-06-30
Country of Publication
Lebanon
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Acute hepatitis B is a serious cause of fulminant hepatic failure and subsequent mortality.
No established guidelines are currently present for the treatment of this life threatening entity.
Several therapeutic options were reported in the literature including the use of lamivudine as well as the more novel nucleoside analogue entecavir.
We report an unfortunate case of fulminant hepatitis B that passed away despite intensive care unit management and treatment with entecavir in combination with steroids.
Extensive review of the literature about various therapeutic approaches to manage fulminant hepatitis B was conducted.
The aim of this report is to emphasize the need for larger more structured studies in order to improve the outcome of the treatment of this entity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Alawiyah, Ali& Nasir al-Din, Rakan& Yusuf, Muna& Bizri, Abd al-Rahman. 2015. Challenges in the treatment of acute fulminant hepatitis B case report and literature review. Journal Médical Libanais،Vol. 63, no. 2, pp.102-106.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-594616
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Alawiyah, Ali…[et al.]. Challenges in the treatment of acute fulminant hepatitis B case report and literature review. Journal Médical Libanais Vol. 63, no. 2 (Apr. / Jun. 2015), pp.102-106.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Alawiyah, Ali& Nasir al-Din, Rakan& Yusuf, Muna& Bizri, Abd al-Rahman. Challenges in the treatment of acute fulminant hepatitis B case report and literature review. Journal Médical Libanais. 2015. Vol. 63, no. 2, pp.102-106.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-594616
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 104-106
Record ID
BIM-594616