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Chronic active hepatitis

Prolonged survival without treatment

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A case is presented of a patient with established HBsAg-positive chronic active hepatitis and cirrhosis of at least 14 years duration. The disease, although untreated, has caused the patient relatively little disability. The implications of the patient's prolonged illness are discussed with reference to current knowledge of chronic active hepatitis. It is concluded that corticosteroid therapy may not be a mandatory requirement for all patients with this disease.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Veterans Administration Hospital, 50 Irving Street, N.W., 20422, Washington, D.C.

    Timothy O. Lipman MD,  Leonard B. Seeff MD & William O. Dobbins III MD

  2. Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.

    Timothy O. Lipman MD,  Leonard B. Seeff MD & William O. Dobbins III MD

  3. Department of Medicine, the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C.

    Timothy O. Lipman MD,  Leonard B. Seeff MD & William O. Dobbins III MD

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Lipman, T.O., Seeff, L.B. & Dobbins, W.O. Chronic active hepatitis. Digest Dis Sci 22, 43–48 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01077397

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