title: Seroconversion of hepatitis B envelope antigen (HBeAg) by entecavir in a child with chronic hepatitis B.
abstract: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a worldwide health problem. Consensus guidelines for the treatment of chronic HBV in children have not been established, and indications for antiviral therapy in adults with chronic HBV infection may not be applicable to children. The medications that are Food and Drug Administration approved for the treatment of children with HBV include interferon (IFN)-alpha and lamivudine. Nondetectable serum HBV deoxyribonucleic acid, Hepatitis B envelope antigen (HBeAg) loss, and HBeAg seroconversion following 1 year duration of entecavir treatment. A review of the literature of entecavir treatment of chronic hepatitis B in children is also provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences/National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. hasosah2007@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mohammed Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Hasosah
authors.forename: Heba S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Ghandourah
authors.forename: Ashraf F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Alsahafi
authors.forename: Ghassan A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Sukkar
authors.forename: Kevan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jacobson
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D006147:Guanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens; C413685:entecavir; D006147:Guanine