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Fatal liver failure with the emergence of hepatitis B surface antigen variants with multiple stop mutations after discontinuation of lamivudine therapy.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Mar 2006
Zhang Ji-Ming, Wang Xin-Yu, Huang Yu-Xian, Yin You-Kuan, Guan Shihe, Xu Yang, Roggendorf Michael, Lu Mengji
Abstract excerpt
Treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection with lamivudine is effective and well-tolerated. However, discontinuation of the treatment is associated frequently with acute exacerbation of liver diseases. A patient suffering from acute liver failure after discontinuation of lamivudine treatment is described. The patient was treated with lamivudine for 4 months and ceased the treatment without consulting....
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