title: [Hepatitis B infections in cytostatically treated children].
abstract: Between Nov. 83 and Oct. 84 15 children under chemotherapy for malignant diseases, 2 relatives and 2 nurses developed hepatitis-B antigen seropositivity. Epidemiological studies gave evidence for non-parenteral spread of the infection. The course of the disease was usually asymptomatic or mild. Amongst the patients who developed hepatitis-B there was a considerable number of children who had presented with a recurrence of their malignant disease. Two characteristic cases of hepatitis B are presented showing the wide range of clinical manifestations of this disease in immunocompromised children with ALL.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Janssen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schwamborn
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hornschuh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jürgens
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Göbel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens
vernacular_title: Hepatitis-B-Infektionen bei zytostatisch behandelten Kindern.