Sumiyama K, Kobayashi M, Miyashiro E, Koike M. Combination therapy with transfer factor and high dose stronger neo-minophagen C in chronic hepatitis B in children (HBe Ag positive).
ACTA PAEDIATRICA JAPONICA : OVERSEAS EDITION 1991;
33:327-34. [PMID:
1785328 DOI:
10.1111/j.1442-200x.1991.tb01562.x]
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Abstract
This study mainly describes the efficacy of the combination therapy with Transfer Factor (TF) and high dose Stronger Neo-Minophagen C (SNMC) for HBV carrier children with HBe Ag positive chronic hepatitis. There were 12 patients, 10 males and 2 females aged from 7 months to 14 years 8 months. Liver biopsy was done in 11 patients, and the histopathological findings of the liver were chronic active hepatitis (8 cases) and chronic inactive hepatitis (3 cases). In 6 of 8 patients, HBe-Ag became negative (75%) within 18 weeks (mean 8 weeks) after the initiation of the combination therapy with TF and SNMC (HBe-seronegative), and 4 of these 8 patients (50%) became anti-HBe positive within 29 weeks (mean 15 weeks) (HBe-seroconversion). These results suggest that combination therapy with TF and high dose SNMC may be beneficial in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B in children.
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