Successful treatment of hepatitis B-associated polyarteritis nodosa with a combination of lamivudine and conventional immunosuppressive therapy: a case report

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Abstract
Sir, Treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated polyarteritis nodosa with immunosuppression is problematic due to possible enhancement of viral replication [1], which may also possibly worsen the vasculitis by enhancing viral antigenaemia.