Spontaneous Clearance of Hepatitis B Surface Antigenemia in a Hemodialysis Patient / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 747-749, 2014.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-219250
ABSTRACT
The incidence of hepatitis B has been reported to be high in dialysis centers. Dialysis patients are at increased risk of acquiring hepatitis B due to their immunodeficient state, which impairs elimination of the hepatitis B virus; chronic dialysis patients rarely clear hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) spontaneously. Hepatitis B virus infection is associated with a high risk of hepatic complications. We report the case of a 66-year-old HBsAg-positive female patient who had undergone hemodialysis for 58 months due to end-stage renal failure and became HBsAg-negative followed by the development of hepatitis B surface antibody.
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Main subject:
Hepatitis B virus
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Incidence
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Renal Dialysis
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Dialysis
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Hepatitis B
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Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
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Kidney Failure, Chronic
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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