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  • Title: Hepatitis B virus superinfection in a patient with chronic hepatitis C receiving alpha-interferon treatment.
    Author: Teuber G, Dienes HP, Meyer zum Büschenfelde KH, Gerken G.
    Journal: Hepatogastroenterology; 1995 Apr; 42(2):189-91. PubMed ID: 7672771.
    Abstract:
    We report on a patient with chronic hepatitis C who developed acute hepatitis B during interferon alpha treatment. However, our patient promptly eliminated HBsAg and had a sustained complete response to interferon, even 6 months after the end of treatment. Acute hepatitis B superinfection in patients with chronic hepatitis C is a rarely observed event. The natural course of these patients is unknown. In our case it may be speculated that alpha-interferon treatment contributed to the prompt elimination of HBsAg from the serum.
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