Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine (May 2014)
Report of a patient with complex composites of hepatitis B virus, allergic asthma and diabetes
Abstract
HBV is a non-cytopathic virus and cell mediated immune response against this. Humoral mediated immune response are responsible for allergic diseases. Balance between these two subsets of Th CD4+ cells are result of the immune system response. A 56 year old woman presented with chronic HBV infection, allergic asthma, type 2 diabetes mellitus and high blood pressure and high blood lipid. Patients should be followed for the allergic and autoimmune diseases along with their viral reactivation.
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