Cluster of fulminant hepatitis B in crack users

• Published in: The American journal of gastroenterology Vol. 86; no. 3; p. 331
• Main Authors: Comer, G M, Mittal, M K, Donelson, S S, Lee, T P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.1991
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Adolescent; Adult; Cluster Analysis; Cocaine; Female; Hepatitis B - complications; Hepatitis B - epidemiology; Hepatitis D - complications; HIV Infections - complications; Humans; Male; Substance-Related Disorders - complications

Fulminant hepatitis occurs in only 1% of acute hepatitis B patients, requiring hospitalization, but coinfection with delta virus increases the incidence. Hepatitis B and D infection are commonly associated with intravenous drug abuse, but there have been no previous reports of an association with no...