TY - JOUR AU - Du, Wenjun AU - Zheng, Zhaomin AU - Han, Shaolei AU - Ma, Shumin AU - Chen, Shijun PY - 2013 DA - 2013/08/27 TI - HBV reactivation in an occult HBV infection patient treated with prednisone for nephrotic syndrome: case report and literature review JO - BMC Infectious Diseases SP - 394 VL - 13 IS - 1 AB - Reactivation of hepatitis B virus (HBV), characterized by increased levels of serum HBV DNA, abnormal liver function and hepatic failure, is a frequent complication of immunosuppressive therapy and chemotherapy in patients with HBV infection. However, reactivation of occult HBV infection with immunosuppressive therapy or chemotherapy is rare. SN - 1471-2334 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-394 DO - 10.1186/1471-2334-13-394 ID - Du2013 ER -