Successful Tenofovir Treatment for Fulminant Hepatitis B Infection in an Infant

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Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal:

October 2011 - Volume 30 - Issue 10 - pp 912-914

doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31821e23b3

Brief Reports

Successful Tenofovir Treatment for Fulminant Hepatitis B Infection in an Infant

Diamanti, Antonella MD*†; Sartorelli, Rita MD*†; Alterio, Arianna MD*†;

Comparcola, Donatella MD*†; Corsetti, Tiziana MD‡; Iacono, PhD‡;

Pizzichemi, Giuseppe MD§; Nobili, Valerio MD*†; de Ville de Goyet, MD*†;

Torre, Guiliano MD*†

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Abstract

Fulminant hepatic failure is defined by the presence of severe impairment of

liver function, with or without encephalopathy, in patients with no underlying

chronic liver disease. We report the case of a 4-month-old infant who developed

fulminant hepatitis B infection and recovered concomitant with tenofovir therapy

without liver transplantation.

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http://journals.lww.com/pidj/Abstract/2011/10000/Successful_Tenofovir_Treatment_\

for_Fulminant.27.aspx

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal:

October 2011 - Volume 30 - Issue 10 - pp 912-914

doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31821e23b3

Brief Reports

Successful Tenofovir Treatment for Fulminant Hepatitis B Infection in an Infant

Diamanti, Antonella MD*†; Sartorelli, Rita MD*†; Alterio, Arianna MD*†;

Comparcola, Donatella MD*†; Corsetti, Tiziana MD‡; Iacono, PhD‡;

Pizzichemi, Giuseppe MD§; Nobili, Valerio MD*†; de Ville de Goyet, MD*†;

Torre, Guiliano MD*†

Supplemental Author Material

Abstract

Fulminant hepatic failure is defined by the presence of severe impairment of

liver function, with or without encephalopathy, in patients with no underlying

chronic liver disease. We report the case of a 4-month-old infant who developed

fulminant hepatitis B infection and recovered concomitant with tenofovir therapy

without liver transplantation.