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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2026

Risk of Hepatitis B Reactivation Following Corticosteroids for Tuberculous Meningitis.

Joseph Donovan, Nguyen Thi Anh Thu, Ho Dang Trung Nghia, Nguyen Duc Bang, Dong Huu Khanh Trinh, Lam Hong Bao Ngoc, Pham Kieu Nguyet Oanh, Evelyne Kestelyn, Tran Thai Hung, Ronald B Geskus and 3 more

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13 authors.

Joseph DonovanOxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5893-336X
Nguyen Thi Anh ThuOxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Ho Dang Trung NghiaHospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6026-9153
Nguyen Duc BangPham Ngoc Thach Hospital for Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Dong Huu Khanh TrinhOxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Lam Hong Bao NgocOxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Pham Kieu Nguyet OanhHospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Evelyne KestelynOxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-0918
Tran Thai HungOxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6714-2183
Ronald B GeskusOxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Nguyen Thuy Thuong ThuongOxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Nguyen Hoan PhuOxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Guy E ThwaitesOxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-dose corticosteroids may cause reactivation or relapse of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. We investigated the virologic and clinical consequences of 6-8 weeks dexamethasone in HBV infected/exposed/unexposed HIV-1 negative adults with tuberculous meningitis enrolled into a placebo-controlled trial. Dexamethasone was not associated with viral reactivation or increased liver injury.

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corticosteroidshepatitis Bliverreactivationtuberculous meningitis

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PMID42751314
PMCPMC13579466

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