Prevalence of Chronic Hepatitis B Infection in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Viral Reactivation and Impact on Disease Activity.

Conclusion: The results showed that the prevalence of chronic HBV infection in SLE patients was lower than in the general population. Even though they had received high doses of corticosteroid and immunosuppressive agents, no HBV reactivation was found in these SLE patients with chronic HBV infection. PMID: 29927230 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet - Category: General Medicine Tags: J Med Assoc Thai Source Type: research