Hepatology

General Rheumatology

Questions discussed in this category

How do you decide when to use acid-suppressive medications for GI prophylaxis when patients are on prolonged corticosteroid therapy?

Do you prescribe it universally or based on specific risk factors?

2 Answers available

What patient factors guide your selection of maintenance therapies for a patient with autoimmune hepatitis?

1 Answer available

In a patient with negative Hep B surface Ag, Hep B surface antibody+, and Hep B core antibody+ serologies, do you initiate antiviral prophylaxis (e.g. entecavir) prior to starting rituximab?

5 Answers available

Is there a role for nitazoxanide for treatment of norovirus gastroenteritis in immunocompromised patients?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

The Journal of infection, 2011-11

Norovirus gastroenteritis successfully treated with nitazoxanide.

Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 2006 Nov 15

Nitazoxanide in the treatment of viral gastroenteritis: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial.

Journal of tropical medicine, 2017 Feb 26

Nitazoxanide in Acute Rotavirus Diarrhea: A Randomized Control Trial from a Developing Country.

Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 2018 Apr

Update on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic hepatitis B: AASLD 2018 hepatitis B guidance.

Gastroenterology, 2025 Feb

AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on the Prevention and Treatment of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation in At-Risk Individuals.

Lancet Haematol, 2018 Oct

Passive transfer of anti-HBc after intravenous immunoglobulin administration in patients with cancer: a retrospective chart review.

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