• Iron In Hepatitis B

    From ironjustice@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 30 07:40:16 2017
    Improvement of chronic hepatitis B by iron chelation therapy in a patient with iron overload: A case report
    Zou, Dong-Mei MDa; Rong, Dong-Dong MDb; Zhao, Hong MDa; Su, Li MDa; Sun, Wan-Ling MD, PhDa,*
    Medicine: December 2017 - Volume 96 - Issue 52 - p e9566
    doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000009566
    Research Article: Clinical Case Report
    Abstract

    Article Outline
    Rationale: This report describes seroconversion of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in a patient with marked iron overload caused by chronic hepatitis B (CHB) after receiving iron chelation therapy and discusses the role of iron chelation therapy in
    CHB.

    Patient concerns: Increased serum ferritin level for 2 months.

    Diagnosis: Secondary iron overload and CHB.

    Intervention: To relieve iron load of the body, the patient underwent regular phlebotomy therapy and deferoxamine (DFO) therapy. During the therapy, serum ferritin and hepatitis B virus (HBV) were monitored and the iron concentration of the liver and
    heart were followed by T2* of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.

    Outcomes: Serum ferritin gradually decreased. Approximately 1 year after the therapy, HBsAg turned persistently negative.

    Lessons: Iron chelation therapy may attenuate HBV infection.

    http://journals.lww.com/md-journal/Fulltext/2017/12290/Improvement_of_chronic_hepatitis_B_by_iron.85.aspx

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  • From ironjustice@21:1/5 to All on Thu Feb 1 07:32:56 2018
    Improvement of chronic hepatitis B by iron chelation therapy in a patient with iron overload: A case report.
    Zou DM1, Rong DD2, Zhao H1, Su L1, Sun WL1.
    Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Dec;96(52):e9566. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000009566. 1Department of Hematology.
    2Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P. R. China.
    Abstract
    RATIONALE:
    This report describes seroconversion of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in a patient with marked iron overload caused by chronic hepatitis B (CHB) after receiving iron chelation therapy and discusses the role of iron chelation therapy in CHB.

    PATIENT CONCERNS:
    Increased serum ferritin level for 2 months.

    DIAGNOSIS:
    Secondary iron overload and CHB.

    INTERVENTION:
    To relieve iron load of the body, the patient underwent regular phlebotomy therapy and deferoxamine (DFO) therapy. During the therapy, serum ferritin and hepatitis B virus (HBV) were monitored and the iron concentration of the liver and heart were
    followed by T2* of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.

    OUTCOMES:
    Serum ferritin gradually decreased. Approximately 1 year after the therapy, HBsAg turned persistently negative.

    LESSONS:
    Iron chelation therapy may attenuate HBV infection.

    Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

    PMID: 29384977 DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000009566

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