Hepatitis B Reactivation in a HBsAg-Negative, HBcAb-Positive Patient Receiving Fludarabine for the Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation is an increasingly recognized cause of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing chemotherapy. In haematology, the risk of reactivation of B hepatitis among HBsAg-positive patients has been documented; therefore, use of lamivudine prophylaxis is recommended...

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Main Authors: Federica Toscanini, Pasqualina De Leo, Giuseppe Calcagno, Federica Malfatti, Alessandro Grasso, Marco Anselmo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/258791
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