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Chronic Active Hepatitis B with COVID-19 in Pregnancy: A Case Report
Qiu-Yu Li#,1, Zhuo-Yu An#,2, Chao Li3, Ming Zu4, Lei Chen5, Jia-Nan Zhang3, Yang-Yu Zhao6, Ning Shen1 and Qing-Gang Ge*,3
1 Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
2 Peking University Institute of Hematology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China
3 Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
4 Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
5 Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
6 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
# These authors contributed equally to this work.
*Correspondence to: Qing-Gang Ge, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China. Tel: +86-10-82265530, Fax: +86-10-82074373, E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology 2021;9(1):133-135 DOI: 10.14218/JCTH.2020.00085
Received: September 8, 2020 Accepted: December 28, 2020 Published online: January 19, 2021
Abstract
Currently, infection with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), during pregnancy is a problem worthy of attention, especially in patients with underlying diseases. In this case report, we present a case of chronic active hepatitis B with COVID-19 in pregnancy. A 31-year-old woman at 29 weeks of gestation who had a history of chronic hepatitis B virus infection discontinued antiviral treatment, was admitted to the hospital with chronic active hepatitis B, and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection. In this case, we applied liver protective and antiviral agents, and low-dose dexamethasone therapy to successfully treat the critically ill pregnant woman suffering from chronic active hepatitis B combined with COVID-19.
Keywords
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Pregnancy, Active hepatitis B
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