ALT CHANGES AND ADVERSE EVENTS OF TELBIVUDINE IN HEPATITIS-B PATIENTS-AN EXPERIENCE OF 11 PATIENTS

Authors

  • Zeeshan Ali
  • Neeta Maheshwary
  • Uffaq Zara
  • Siddiqi Ahson
  • Muhammad Athar Khan

Abstract

Hepatitis-B virus (HBV) infection is a major global health problem. Of the two billion people who have been infected, more than 350 million have chronic hepatitis. It is estimated that 235,000–328,000 people die annually due to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, we assessed the short term outcomes of treatment with telbivudine in 11 adults aged 14–41 years with HBeAg-positive or HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis-B (CHB). Treatment of chronic hepatitis-B patients with telbivudine shows 43.1% reduction in serum ALT with no significant adverse effects.Keywords: Telbivudine, Hepatitis-B Virus, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, HBeAg

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Published

2015-03-01

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (2015): JOURNAL OF AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE, ABBOTTABAD

Section

CASE REPORT

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