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immune-tolerant chronic hepatitis B
Epidemiology:
- likely acquired perinatally in an endemic area
Pathology:
- immune tolerant
Laboratory:
- high bepatitis B DNA in serum
- serum transaminases normal
- serum HBsAg positive
- serum HBsAb negative
- serum HBcIgM negative
- serum HBcIgG negative
- serum HBeAg variable
- serum HBeAb variable
Management:
- do not treat immune tolerant patients without liver inflammation, i.e. normal serum transaminases [1]
General
chronic hepatitis B
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012