title: [Clinical case of the month. Hepatitis B reactivation in an Ag HBs negative patient].
abstract: A 66-year-old man, Ag HBs negative, suffering from glomerulonephritis was treated with prednisone. Hepatitis B reactivation was observed after increasing and regression of corticotherapy. Pathogenesis, efficient therapy and prevention of reactivation of hepatitis B will be reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gastroentérologie, Les Cliniques Saint-Joseph, Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Michels
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bastens
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delforge
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Demoulin
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sente
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Plomteux
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dupont
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fontaine
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood* / Q000187:drug effects; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D019259:Lamivudine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014775:Virus Activation / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; D019259:Lamivudine