Treatment of Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Acute Glomerulonephritis with Lamivudine: Case Report

authors:

avatar Mojgan Jalalzadeh 1 , *

Department of Nephrology,Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, J_mojgan@yahoo.com, Zanjan, Iran

how to cite: Jalalzadeh M. Treatment of Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Acute Glomerulonephritis with Lamivudine: Case Report. Nephro-Urol Mon. 2009;1(1): 69-71. 

Abstract

Lamivudine has been successfully used in the treatment of acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and HBV-associated polyarteritis nodosa. There are few such reports in patients with HBV-related nephropathy. We report our experience with a patient with acute glomerulonephritis and HBV infection. Lamivudine therapy resulted in the complete resolution of renal disease and subsequently the remission of viral infection.

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