Polski tygodnik lekarski (Warsaw, Poland : 1960)
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Case Reports
[Chronic hepatitis B exacerbation following a short prednisone therapy resulting in death].
A case of a 36-year male patient with chronic active hepatitis B is described. A short-term prednisone therapy resulted in the exacerbation of the disease leading to hepatic failure and patient's death. A short-term corticotherapy in some patients with chronic active hepatitis B may prove fatal.