Recombinant alpha-interferon may be efficacious in acute hepatitis B.

Halevy, J; Achiron, A; Spiegel, D; Nili, M; Luboshits, J; Yerushalmi, Y; Theodor, E · Am J Gastroenterol · 1990

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

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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