title: Treatment of HBsAg-,HBeAg-positive chronic active hepatitis with adenine arabinoside. A case report with clinical remission and seroconversion to anti-HBs.
abstract: A 26-year-old patient developed HBsAg-, HBeAg-positive chronic active hepatitis arising from an acute infection 6 months earlier. Treatment with adenine arabinoside (Ara-A), 15 mg/kg/day administered as overnight infusions for three weeks, resulted in clinical and complete biochemical remission with normalisation of aminotransferases, loss of HBsAg, HBeAg and DNA polymerase, and appearance of Anti-HBs during follow-up for 9 months. Treatment of chronic hepatitis B infection using Ara-A for several weeks may be especially effective when initiated early in the course of the disease.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Loeschke
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abb
authors.forename: U M
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Farack
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wiebecke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001706:Biopsy; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D014740:Vidarabine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D014740:Vidarabine