Icteric flare of chronic hepatitis B in a 95-year old patient.

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Category Primary study
JournalWorld journal of gastroenterology
Year 2003
A 95-year old gentleman developed fatal icteric flare of chronic hepatitis B despite lamivudine treatment. This article highlights the atypical presentations of chronic hepatitis B in elderly patient and the need to consider this possibility for acute fulminant hepatitis in endemic areas.
Epistemonikos ID: 974d10e87f273b55f43e1ad55026de711a45cc16
First added on: Sep 18, 2024