| Literature DB >> 19712273 |
Won Young Tak1, Soo Young Park, Min Kyu Jung, Seong Woo Jeon, Chang Min Cho, Young Oh Kweon, Sung Kook Kim, Yong Hwan Choi.
Abstract
As a pyrimidine analog with potent and sustained antiviral activity against hepatitis B virus, clevudine has been known to have no effect on mitochondrial structure, DNA content, or function. There is little information on the side effects of clevudine, which has not been approved for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B outside of South Korea. We report here two cases of chronic hepatitis B patients who experienced mitochondrial myopathy after clevudine medication. These cases raise concerns about the safety profile of clevudine for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B.Entities:
Year: 2009 PMID: 19712273 DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034X.2009.00515.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hepatol Res ISSN: 1386-6346 Impact factor: 4.288