[Polyarteritis nodosa related to hepatitis b virus infection].
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.
Demolin
G
G
Service de Gastro-entérologie, Université de Liège.
Delwaide
J
J
Van Severen
M
M
Demolin
H
H
Cornet
G
G
Belaiche
J
J
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
D016898:Interferon-alpha