Hepatitis B

Alternate Name: Serum Hepatitis

Test:

S.HBsAg (+ up to 4 months from onset), S.HBeAg (+ early), S.antiH13c (+ long-term), S.antIHBs long-term from 3 months after onset), S.smooth muscle antthody (+ in chronic active form)iS.Ign (H), S.IgM (H), B.AST (H), B.ALT (VH), S bilirubin (H), B.ALP (H), p2-microglobulin (H), S.IgA (L or N), WCC (N or L), U.bilirubin (H)

Sign:

Jaundice

Dd:

Hepatitis A, plus those listed under Hepatitis A Cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, portal hypertensiop, focal nodular hyperplasia of liver, liver cell ade-noma

Phys:

Parenchymal tumour that often involves the va4- cuter components of the liver and has a very poor prognosis