title: [Polyarteritis nodosa related to hepatitis b virus infection].
abstract: A 66-year-old man was hospitalized for asthenia, weight loss, fever and chills. A polyarteritis nodosa associated with hepatitis B virus infection in a replicative phase was diagnosed. Etiology, physiopathology, and clinical characteristics of hepatitis B virus-related polyarteritis nodosa will be reviewed, as well as the effectiveness of therapy combining corticosteroïds, interferon alpha and plasma exchanges.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gastro-entérologie, Université de Liège.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Demolin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Delwaide
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Severen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Demolin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cornet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Belaiche
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D016898:Interferon-alpha