General Information in English: Site 1, Site 2, .. and more.
My Test Results:
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HBsAG is + |
Anti-HBc (Igm) is - |
Anti-HCV is - |
| Anti-HBe is + |
HBeAG is - |
HIV & VDRL are - |
| Liver Enzymes are normal | Liver functions are normal | Alpha Fetoprotein is normal |
| Ultrasound of upper abdomen shows that the liver is normal. | ||
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Tests results interpretation. See also these Site 1, Site 2. |
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HBeAg + generally means replication, and HBV-DNA confirms replication. |
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HBeAg and anti-HBe can both exist but HBeAG takes the precedence. If both antigen and antibody are present, the antigen takes precedence, |
Reactivation:
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15-20% the HBV of those who have HBeAG - and anti-HBe + can be reactivated suddenly (and cause death) |
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Anti-HBe-positive patients may have much lower viral loads, which may be undetectable in blood by standard assays. These patients usually have little ongoing liver damage. Anti-HBe-positive patients may be infected with the so-called “pre-core” mutant, which does not produce HBeAg. These patients may have detectable HBV DNA and may develop progressive liver disease leading to cirrhosis, and therefore merit life-long observation. |
Complete Recovery:
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1-2% of chronic HBV can recover ... "patients who lose both HBeAg and HBsAg are "cured"." |
Vaccination
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Even in healthy immunocompetent adults, about 5% will not develop protective antibodies after a course of vaccination. ..... If a second complete course of vaccinations fails to induce protective titres, you will have to sadly accept that you are not protected against hepatitis B. |
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Interferon is given only to those with ALT > double the normal level and HBeAG is +. See also this. |
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