Risk and Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation during Immunosuppression for Non-Oncological Diseases

Reactivation of overt or occult HBV infection (HBVr) is a well-known, potentially life-threatening event which can occur during the course of immunosuppressive treatments. Although it has been described mainly in subjects receiving therapy for oncological or hematological diseases, the increasing us...

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Autores principales: Lorenzo Onorato, Mariantonietta Pisaturo, Clarissa Camaioni, Pierantonio Grimaldi, Alessio Vinicio Codella, Federica Calò, Nicola Coppola
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ba33ec8552d54797824e2c13863760702021-11-11T17:48:26ZRisk and Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation during Immunosuppression for Non-Oncological Diseases10.3390/jcm102152012077-0383https://doaj.org/article/ba33ec8552d54797824e2c13863760702021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/21/5201https://doaj.org/toc/2077-0383Reactivation of overt or occult HBV infection (HBVr) is a well-known, potentially life-threatening event which can occur during the course of immunosuppressive treatments. Although it has been described mainly in subjects receiving therapy for oncological or hematological diseases, the increasing use of immunosuppressant agents in non-oncological patients observed in recent years has raised concerns about the risk of reactivation in several other settings. However, few data can be found in the literature on the occurrence of HBVr in these populations, and few clear recommendations on its management have been defined. The present paper was written to provide an overview of the risk of HBV reactivation in non-neoplastic patients treated with immunosuppressive drugs, particularly for rheumatological, gastrointestinal, dermatological and neurological diseases, and for COVID-19 patients receiving immunomodulating agents; and to discuss the potential strategies for prevention and treatment of HBVr in these settings.Lorenzo OnoratoMariantonietta PisaturoClarissa CamaioniPierantonio GrimaldiAlessio Vinicio CodellaFederica CalòNicola CoppolaMDPI AGarticleHBV infectionHBV reactivationrheumatological diseasesgastrointestinal diseasesneurological diseasesdermatological diseasesMedicineRENJournal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 10, Iss 5201, p 5201 (2021)
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topic HBV infection
HBV reactivation
rheumatological diseases
gastrointestinal diseases
neurological diseases
dermatological diseases
Medicine
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spellingShingle HBV infection
HBV reactivation
rheumatological diseases
gastrointestinal diseases
neurological diseases
dermatological diseases
Medicine
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Lorenzo Onorato
Mariantonietta Pisaturo
Clarissa Camaioni
Pierantonio Grimaldi
Alessio Vinicio Codella
Federica Calò
Nicola Coppola
Risk and Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation during Immunosuppression for Non-Oncological Diseases
description Reactivation of overt or occult HBV infection (HBVr) is a well-known, potentially life-threatening event which can occur during the course of immunosuppressive treatments. Although it has been described mainly in subjects receiving therapy for oncological or hematological diseases, the increasing use of immunosuppressant agents in non-oncological patients observed in recent years has raised concerns about the risk of reactivation in several other settings. However, few data can be found in the literature on the occurrence of HBVr in these populations, and few clear recommendations on its management have been defined. The present paper was written to provide an overview of the risk of HBV reactivation in non-neoplastic patients treated with immunosuppressive drugs, particularly for rheumatological, gastrointestinal, dermatological and neurological diseases, and for COVID-19 patients receiving immunomodulating agents; and to discuss the potential strategies for prevention and treatment of HBVr in these settings.
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author Lorenzo Onorato
Mariantonietta Pisaturo
Clarissa Camaioni
Pierantonio Grimaldi
Alessio Vinicio Codella
Federica Calò
Nicola Coppola
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Mariantonietta Pisaturo
Clarissa Camaioni
Pierantonio Grimaldi
Alessio Vinicio Codella
Federica Calò
Nicola Coppola
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title Risk and Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation during Immunosuppression for Non-Oncological Diseases
title_short Risk and Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation during Immunosuppression for Non-Oncological Diseases
title_full Risk and Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation during Immunosuppression for Non-Oncological Diseases
title_fullStr Risk and Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation during Immunosuppression for Non-Oncological Diseases
title_full_unstemmed Risk and Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation during Immunosuppression for Non-Oncological Diseases
title_sort risk and prevention of hepatitis b virus reactivation during immunosuppression for non-oncological diseases
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/ba33ec8552d54797824e2c1386376070
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