Hepatology

Rheumatology

Questions discussed in this category

What factors do you consider when deciding to treat IgA nephropathy with immunosuppression in a patient with cirrhosis, given the possibility that IgA nephropathy could be secondary to cirrhosis?

4 Answers available

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

In what clinical scenario would you consider the use of budesonide over prednisone as part of the pharmacologic management of autoimmune hepatitis?

1 Answer 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

What is your approach to induction therapy and maintenance therapy for patients with autoimmune hepatitis?

1 Answer available

What management considerations do you keep in mind in the management of pregnant patients with autoimmune liver disease?

1 Answer available

How do you approach restarting immunotherapy in a patient with metastatic melanoma who previously developed immune-mediated hepatitis (Grade 3), with liver enzymes now back to baseline levels?

Given the improvement in liver function, what factors should be considered before reinitiating immunotherapy?"

4 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.

Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology, 2019 Aug 23

Clinical difference between discontinuation and retreatment with nivolumab after immune-related adverse events in patients with lung cancer.

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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