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[Chronic hepatitis B exacerbation following a short prednisone therapy resulting in death]
T Laskus1, J Cianciara, J Slusarczyk
1Zakładu Immunopatologii, Instytutu Chorób Zakaźnych i Pasozytniczych AM, Warszawie.
Abstract:
A case of a 36-year male patient with chronic active hepatitis B is described. A short-term prednisone therapy resulted in the exacerbation of the disease leading to hepatic failure and patient's death. A short-term corticotherapy in some patients with chronic active hepatitis B may prove fatal.