Recombinant alpha-interferon may be efficacious in acute hepatitis B

Halevy, J.; Achiron, A.; Spiegel, D.; Nili, M.; Luboshits, J.; Yerushalmi, Y.; Theodor, E.

American Journal of Gastroenterology 85(2): 210-212

1990


ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9270
PMID: 2301343
Document Number: 357385
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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