Seven patients are described in whom HBsAg persisted for 13 to 98 months after acute viral hepatitis B and then became nondetectable. All patients subsequently developed anti-HBs. During the period of HBs-antigenemia, liver biopsies in five patients showed persistent viral hepatitis. Retrospectively
Autoantibodies present in chronic hepatitis c and chronic hepatitis B viral infections
β Scribed by David L. Smalley; Mary F. Hall; Clifford L. Broughton
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 37 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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