Ferah SÖNMEZ, Tolga ÜNÜVAR, Gülten İNAN, Münevver TÜRKMEN, Ali ÖZTÜRK, Emel DİKİCİOĞLU

KRONİK AKTİF HEPATÝT B'Lİ ÇOCUK HASTADA İNTERFERON VE LAMUVİDİN TEDAVİSİ: OLGU SUNUMU

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Kronik hepatit B, INF alfa 2a, lamivudin, tedavi

Interferon and Lamivudine Combination Therapy in a Child with Chronic Hepatitis B: ACase Report

As of today, there is yet no succesful treatment of chronic hepatitis B. Failure of interferon a-2a treatment for chronic viral hepatitis has prompted combination therapy. We present a 4 year old male infected with chronic hepatitis B in the replication phase who was treated with a combination of interferon a-2a and lamivudine therapy. Full remission was reached at the end of one year and this affect was still observed after one months of follow-up. So we believe that efficiency of this combination must be researched with controlled and extensive studies.

Keywords:

Chronic hepatitis B, interferon -2a, lamivudine, combination therapy,

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