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18025766

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
22
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
We present a case report of a Japanese patient who showed prolonged infection after acute hepatitis B with genotype H. The patient was a 60-year-old man who underwent an annual health care check every year for several years and was never pointed out to have any liver damage, and markers for hepatitis B and C were negative. He was found to be positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) at his health care check in December 2005. After one month, he had an elevated aminotransferase level with hepatitis B e antigen and a high level of serum HBV DNA. He was diagnosed as having acute hepatitis B. On HBV genotype, he had genotype H by the direct sequence method, and he was given a 100 mg of lamivudine daily. However, his acute hepatitis tended to go toward prolonged infection. After two months, he was treated with interferon daily for 28 days. He had negative HBsAg in August 2006. Genotype H, the newest type of hepatitis B, could be the type which shows a poor response to lamivudine. The present paper is the first report, describing the clinical course of acute hepatitis B with genotype H from onset to remission.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1349-7235
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1847-51
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Prolonged hepatitis after acute infection with genotype H hepatitis B virus.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Hepatology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports