TY - JOUR
T1 - Successful tenofovir treatment for fulminant hepatitis B infection in an infant
AU - Diamanti, Antonella
AU - Sartorelli, Maria Rita
AU - Alterio, Arianna
AU - Comparcola, Donatella
AU - Corsetti, Tiziana
AU - Iacono, Anna
AU - Pizzichemi, Giuseppe
AU - Nobili, Valerio
AU - De Ville De Goyet, Jean
AU - Torre, Guiliano
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - Fulminant hepatic failure is defined by the presence of severe impairment of liver function, with or without encephalopathy, in patients with no underlying chronic liver disease. We report the case of a 4-month-old infant who developed fulminant hepatitis B infection and recovered concomitant with tenofovir therapy without liver transplantation.
AB - Fulminant hepatic failure is defined by the presence of severe impairment of liver function, with or without encephalopathy, in patients with no underlying chronic liver disease. We report the case of a 4-month-old infant who developed fulminant hepatitis B infection and recovered concomitant with tenofovir therapy without liver transplantation.
KW - fulminant liver failure
KW - hepatitis B
KW - infant
KW - tenofovir
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U2 - 10.1097/INF.0b013e31821e23b3
DO - 10.1097/INF.0b013e31821e23b3
M3 - Article
C2 - 21606886
AN - SCOPUS:80052949868
SN - 0891-3668
VL - 30
SP - 912
EP - 914
JO - Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
JF - Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
IS - 10
ER -