Acute exacerbation in chronic hepatitis B virus infection

A case of an acute exacerbation of liver injury in a chronic HBV infected young male is reported. The correlation between the severe symptomatic hepatitis is done with the histopathologic findings of extense areas of bridging necrosis on the Iwer biopsy. The serological pattern for markers of HBV (H...

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Main Authors: Marcio Vieira Santos, Maria Irma Seixas Duarte, Antonio Alci Barone
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1996
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c948a975f2ef417cb8b76f5b7d6f7ea1 2023-05-15T15:16:49+02:00 Acute exacerbation in chronic hepatitis B virus infection Marcio Vieira Santos Maria Irma Seixas Duarte Antonio Alci Barone 1996-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/c948a975f2ef417cb8b76f5b7d6f7ea1 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821996000300009 https://doaj.org/toc/0037-8682 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 0037-8682 1678-9849 https://doaj.org/article/c948a975f2ef417cb8b76f5b7d6f7ea1 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 29, Iss 3, Pp 275-279 (1996) Exacerbação aguda Soroconversão AgHBe-anti Hb e Infecção crônica pelo VHB acute exacerbation HBe Ag- anti HBe seroconversion Chronic HBV infection Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 1996 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T03:21:31Z A case of an acute exacerbation of liver injury in a chronic HBV infected young male is reported. The correlation between the severe symptomatic hepatitis is done with the histopathologic findings of extense areas of bridging necrosis on the Iwer biopsy. The serological pattern for markers of HBV (HBsAg +, anti HBs g -, HBeAg -, anti HBe +, anti HBcIgG + and IgM -) confirm a chronic infection, ana the authors propose that the episode of severe hepatitis relates to the recent spontaneous seroconvertion of HBe Ag to anti HBe. Other causes of hepatitis were excluded, and the control liver biopsy (6 months later) showed normalization of hepatic architecture and absence of markers of viral replication in tissue and serum. A review of literature is done in an attempt to elucidate the diagnostic possibilities in this case, with emphasis on new immunoassays useful in differentiating between acute hepatitis B and acute exacerbation of a chronic hepatitis by the same virus. Descreve-se um caso de exacerbação aguda sintomática em um paciente cronicamente infectado pelo VHB, mostrando-se correlação entre o quadro clínico grave (com insuficiência hepática transitória) e os achados histopatológicos de hepatite severa com extensas áreas de necrose em ponte. O perfil sorológico para marcadores do VHB (Ag HB S +, anti HB S Ag HBe -, anti HBe +, anti HB C IgG + IgM -) confirmou infecção crônica, e os autores levantam a hipótese de que a hepatite tenha se coiTelacionado â recente soroconversão Ag HBe para anti-HBe. Outras etiologias possíveis foram descartadas e se contou com biópsia controle 6 meses depois, mostrando normalização da arquitetura hepática e ausência de marcadores de replicação viral no tecido e no soro. Revisa-se a literatura sobre o diagnóstico diferencial cabível nesta situação, dando ênfase a novos ensaios sorológicos úteis na diferenciação entre infecção aguda pelo VHB e exacerbação aguda de uma hepatite crônica pelo mesmo agente. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Aguda ENVELOPE(-26.750,-26.750,-76.150,-76.150)
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topic Exacerbação aguda
Soroconversão AgHBe-anti Hb e
Infecção crônica pelo VHB
acute exacerbation
HBe Ag- anti HBe seroconversion
Chronic HBV infection
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
spellingShingle Exacerbação aguda
Soroconversão AgHBe-anti Hb e
Infecção crônica pelo VHB
acute exacerbation
HBe Ag- anti HBe seroconversion
Chronic HBV infection
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Marcio Vieira Santos
Maria Irma Seixas Duarte
Antonio Alci Barone
Acute exacerbation in chronic hepatitis B virus infection
topic_facet Exacerbação aguda
Soroconversão AgHBe-anti Hb e
Infecção crônica pelo VHB
acute exacerbation
HBe Ag- anti HBe seroconversion
Chronic HBV infection
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
description A case of an acute exacerbation of liver injury in a chronic HBV infected young male is reported. The correlation between the severe symptomatic hepatitis is done with the histopathologic findings of extense areas of bridging necrosis on the Iwer biopsy. The serological pattern for markers of HBV (HBsAg +, anti HBs g -, HBeAg -, anti HBe +, anti HBcIgG + and IgM -) confirm a chronic infection, ana the authors propose that the episode of severe hepatitis relates to the recent spontaneous seroconvertion of HBe Ag to anti HBe. Other causes of hepatitis were excluded, and the control liver biopsy (6 months later) showed normalization of hepatic architecture and absence of markers of viral replication in tissue and serum. A review of literature is done in an attempt to elucidate the diagnostic possibilities in this case, with emphasis on new immunoassays useful in differentiating between acute hepatitis B and acute exacerbation of a chronic hepatitis by the same virus. Descreve-se um caso de exacerbação aguda sintomática em um paciente cronicamente infectado pelo VHB, mostrando-se correlação entre o quadro clínico grave (com insuficiência hepática transitória) e os achados histopatológicos de hepatite severa com extensas áreas de necrose em ponte. O perfil sorológico para marcadores do VHB (Ag HB S +, anti HB S Ag HBe -, anti HBe +, anti HB C IgG + IgM -) confirmou infecção crônica, e os autores levantam a hipótese de que a hepatite tenha se coiTelacionado â recente soroconversão Ag HBe para anti-HBe. Outras etiologias possíveis foram descartadas e se contou com biópsia controle 6 meses depois, mostrando normalização da arquitetura hepática e ausência de marcadores de replicação viral no tecido e no soro. Revisa-se a literatura sobre o diagnóstico diferencial cabível nesta situação, dando ênfase a novos ensaios sorológicos úteis na diferenciação entre infecção aguda pelo VHB e exacerbação aguda de uma hepatite crônica pelo mesmo agente.
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author Marcio Vieira Santos
Maria Irma Seixas Duarte
Antonio Alci Barone
author_facet Marcio Vieira Santos
Maria Irma Seixas Duarte
Antonio Alci Barone
author_sort Marcio Vieira Santos
title Acute exacerbation in chronic hepatitis B virus infection
title_short Acute exacerbation in chronic hepatitis B virus infection
title_full Acute exacerbation in chronic hepatitis B virus infection
title_fullStr Acute exacerbation in chronic hepatitis B virus infection
title_full_unstemmed Acute exacerbation in chronic hepatitis B virus infection
title_sort acute exacerbation in chronic hepatitis b virus infection
publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
publishDate 1996
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op_source Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 29, Iss 3, Pp 275-279 (1996)
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