REVIEW ARTICLE
Year : 2007 | Volume
: 4 | Issue : 1 | Page : 107--117
Management of severe acute hepatitis B
Sudeep Khanna, Rakesh Tandon
Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolic Disorders, Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute for Liver, Renal and Digestive Diseases, Sheikh Sarai, Phase II, Press Enclave Road, New Delhi-110 017, India
Correspondence Address:
Sudeep Khanna
Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolic Disorders, Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute for Liver, Renal and Digestive Diseases, Sheikh Sarai, Phase II, Press Enclave Road, New Delhi-110 017
India
HBV infection is a major public health problem. Acute viral hepatitis B is successfully cleared in more than 95% of immunocompetent patients. HBV infection can cause severe acute hepatitis which can progress to acute liver failure. The purpose of this review is to discuss the immune response in acute hepatitis B and the possible role of HBV genotypes in development of severe acute HBV related hepatitis, define severe acute hepatitis B and to look at the role of the available antivirals in this clinical setting.
How to cite this article:
Khanna S, Tandon R. Management of severe acute hepatitis B.Hep B Annual 2007;4:107-117
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Khanna S, Tandon R. Management of severe acute hepatitis B. Hep B Annual [serial online] 2007 [cited 2023 Jan 28 ];4:107-117
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