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HBeAg negative chronic Hepatitis B: An overview
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Mahtab, Mamun- Al- Akbar, Sm Fazle |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Abstract | Over 350 million people worldwide are infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV), and patients with HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B constitute a major proportion of this population. Mutant varieties of HBV resulting from mutations in the precore or core promoter region of the viral genome give rise to HBeAg-negative CHB, and these cases must be differentiated from the inactive carrier state. These patients with HBeAg-negative CHB must be managed judiciously and in certain situations kept under close follow-up instead of rushing to treatment. However, this does not mean advocating adoption of a too conservative approach, allowing many to proceed to irreversible and progressive liver disease. This article provides an overview of the management of HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B. |
| Related Links | http://www.hepatitisbannual.org/article.asp?issn=0972-9747;year=2009;volume=6;issue=1;spage=131;epage=140;aulast=Mamun-Al-Mahtab,;type=2 |
| File Format | XHTML |
| ISSN | 09729747 |
| DOI | 10.4103/0972-9747.76910 |
| Journal | Hepatitis B Annual |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 6 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Medknow |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Gastroenterology and Hepatology Chronic Hepatitis B Hbeag Hbeag Negative Hepatitis B Virus Hepatitis B Annual, Volume 6, Issue 1 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Infectious Diseases Hepatology |
