An Unusual Cause for a Hepatic Flare in a Chronic HBV Carrier
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an unusual cause for a hepatic flare in a chronic hbv carrier
conclusions elevated aminotransferases in chb patients are most commonly caused by exacerbation of chb. nevertheless, when hbv dna is not elevated, other reasons should be excluded. amongst others, superinfection with another hepatotropic virus can be the reason for decompensation of chronic hepatitis b. this case report describes an asymptomatic hev superinfection followed by a flare in hbv re...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hepatitis Monthly
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1735-143X,1735-3408
DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.20099