Mortality Secondary to Fulminant Hepatic Failure in Patients with Prior Resolution of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Japan | Zendy

Takeji Umemura | Zendy; Eiji Tanaka | Zendy; Kendo Kiyosawa | Zendy; Hiromitsu Kumada | Zendy

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Mortality Secondary to Fulminant Hepatic Failure in Patients with Prior Resolution of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Japan

Author(s) -

Takeji Umemura,

Eiji Tanaka,

Kendo Kiyosawa,

Hiromitsu Kumada

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/590968

Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis b virus , fulminant hepatic failure , fulminant , fulminant hepatitis , virus , virology , hepatitis b , hepatitis , immunology , liver transplantation , transplantation

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation in patients with resolved HBV infection was found in 23 (4%) of 552 newly hepatitis B surface antigen-positive patients in Japan. Because one-fourth of cases develop into fulminant hepatic failure and mortality is 100%, management of HBV reactivation in patients with resolved HBV infection should be discussed.

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