title: Are steroids contraindicated in HBsAg-positive individuals with liver disease?
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Van Thiel
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dindzans
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000188:drug therapy; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D013256:Steroids