title: Hepatitis B reactivation following treatment with abatacept in a patient with past hepatitis B virus infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology, and Allergy, University Hospital of Heraklion, Stavrakia Voutes, 71110, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. afanouriakis@edu.med.uoc.gr.
authors.forename: Antonis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fanouriakis
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vassilopoulos
authors.forename: Argyro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Repa
authors.forename: Dimitrios T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Boumpas
authors.forename: Prodromos
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sidiropoulos
mesh_terms: D000069594:Abatacept; D000368:Aged; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D018796:Immunoconjugates / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence; D014775:Virus Activation / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D018796:Immunoconjugates; D000069594:Abatacept