Hepatitis B virus reactivation during therapy with ustekinumab for psoriasis in a hepatitis B surface-antigen-negative anti-HBs-positive patient

Br J Dermatol. 2013 Mar;168(3):679-80. doi: 10.1111/bjd.12120. Epub 2013 Jan 31.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / adverse effects*
  • Dermatologic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Hepatitis B Antibodies / blood
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / blood
  • Hepatitis B, Chronic / etiology*
  • Hepatitis B, Chronic / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome / chemically induced*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Psoriasis / drug therapy*
  • Recurrence
  • Ustekinumab

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Dermatologic Agents
  • Hepatitis B Antibodies
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
  • Ustekinumab