Journal of Virology & Antiviral ResearchISSN: 2324-8955

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Amedeo Lonardo Author

a.lonardo@libero.it

Subjects of specialization
Gastroenterology, Insulin, Digestive Endoscopy, Metabolic Syndrome

Affiliation
Integrated Department of Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Endocrinology, Metabolism and Geriatrics, Modena, Italy

Biography

Amedeo Lonardo received his medical degree in summa cum laude and specialized in Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy. He is also a member of the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (AISF) and has published 180 papers in peer-reviewed medical journals that have gained him an H index = 51 (Scopus; accessed November 2020).

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To Treat or Not to Treat? : A Case of Severe Acute Hepatitis-B Treated with Entecavir Compared to a Case of Milder, Untreated Disease

Author(s): Maria Francesca Zenobii, Stefano Ballestri, Amedeo Lonardo, Silvia Ognibene, Enrica Baldelli, Dante Romagnoli and Paola Loria

“To Treat or Not to Treat?”: A Case of Severe Acute Hepatitis-B Treated with Entecavir Compared to a Case of Milder, Untreated Disease

Purpose: Acute hepatitis B, usually a benign disease in the immunocompetent adult, may be fatal in a minority of cases. The oral deoxyguanosine nucleoside analogue entecavir has gained a definite role in treating chronic hepatitis B virus infection. However, the indications and the specific timing for antiviral treatment in severe AHB remains to be established. We aimed at gaining insight into such indication based on clinical observation of two cases.

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DOI: 10.4172/2324-8955.1000117

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