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Polyarteritis nodosa associated with hepatitis B virus infection. The role of antiviral treatment and mutations in the hepatitis B virus genome.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Aug 2004
Janssen Harry L A, van Zonneveld Monika, van Nunen Andeltje B, Niesters Hubert G M, Schalm Solko W, de Man Robert A
Abstract excerpt
Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a systemic inflammatory disease causing vasculitis of medium sized and small arteries. Circulating immune complexes containing viral proteins have been implicated in the pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus (HBV) related PAN and several immunosuppressive and antiviral regimens have been used with varying success. In our hospital seven HBV positive patients with a confirmed diagnosis of...
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