[Chronic hepatitis B exacerbation following a short prednisone therapy resulting in death].
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.
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Zakładu Immunopatologii, Instytutu Chorób Zakaźnych i Pasozytniczych AM, Warszawie.
Cianciara
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Slusarczyk
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Lupa
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D000328:Adult; D000075202:Contraindications; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000009:adverse effects*
D011241:Prednisone
Zaostrzenie przewlekłego aktywnego zapalenia watroby typu B po krótkotrwałym leczeniu kortykosteroidami zakończone zgonem.