[Therapy of chronic hepatitis].

Abstract

Treatment with glucocorticosteroids alone or in combination with azathioprine can be considered the most successful therapy in "chronic active hepatitis" of the "autoimmune" type. Immunosuppressive treatment of HBs+ chronic active hepatitis remains controversial and should be confined exclusively to severe cases. Caution is even more indicated in chronic active hepatitis of the non-A-non-B type. Antiviral therapy in chronic active hepatitis is still controverted. Relatively little experience has been gained of the enormously expensive interferon treatment.

• Authors: M Schmid
• Journal: Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift (Schweiz Med Wochenschr) Vol. 110 Issue 38 Pg. 1365-9 (Sep 20 1980) ISSN: 0036-7672 [Print] Switzerland
• Vernacular Title: Therapie der chronischen Hepatitis.
• PMID: 6158757 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Adrenal Cortex Hormones
• Interferons
• Azathioprine

Topics

• Adrenal Cortex Hormones (therapeutic use)
• Azathioprine (therapeutic use)
• Chronic Disease
• Drug Therapy, Combination
• Hepatitis, Viral, Human (drug therapy)
• Humans
• Interferons (therapeutic use)