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Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation after Partial Hepatic Irradiation Alone: A Case Report

부분 간조사만을 시행받은 환자에서의 B형 간염바이러스의 재활성화: 증례보고

  • Kim, Bo-Kyong (Department of Radiation Oncology, Dankook University College of Medicine)
  • 김보경 (단국대학교 의과대학 방사선종양학교실)
  • Received : 2010.04.07
  • Accepted : 2010.04.29
  • Published : 2010.06.30
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Abstract

Reactivation of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a well-recognized complication in patients with chronic HBV infection who receive cytotoxic or other immunosuppressive therapy. In cases of patients treated by radiotherapy however, only a few of such reports exist and most of these include the patients previously treated by chemotherapy or transarterial chemoembolization. The results of this study point to a case of a patient with reactivation of HBV after radiotherapy alone. This study shows the possibility of HBV reactivation by partial hepatic irradiation alone hence, special attention should be paid to patients with HBV disease.

B형 간염바이러스의 재활성화는 세포독성치료 및 면역억제치료를 시행 받은 만성 B형 간염 환자 및 보균자들에서 잘 알려진 합병증이다. 방사선치료의 경우, B형 간염바이러스 재활성화에 대한 연구는 그 수가 적으며, 대개 이전에 항암화학요법 또는 경동맥화학색전술을 시행 받은 환자를 포함한다. 간의 방사선조사만을 시행 받은 환자에서의 B형 간염바이러스의 재활성화에 대한 연구는 보고된 바 없으며, 이에 본 증례를 보고한다. 본 연구를 통하여, 간의 국소방사선조사 단독으로 B형 간염바이러스의 재활성화 유발의 가능성을 확인하였으며, 따라서, 간을 포함한 방사선조사 시 B형 간염관련 간질환 환자의 경우 방사선 관련 간질환뿐 아니라 바이러스의 재활성화에 대한 고려도 요구된다.

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