Research on New Treatment for Neglected Disease Published in The New England Journal of Medicine
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...EKA (telbivudine) -- Lactic acidosis and severe hepatomegaly with steatosis, including fatal cases, have been reported with the use of nucleoside analogues alone or in combination with antiretrovirals. Severe acute exacerbations of hepatitis B have been reported in patients who have discontin...