Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine (May 2014)

Report of a patient with complex composites of hepatitis B virus, allergic asthma and diabetes

  • Seyyed Shamsadin Athari,
  • Razie Omidi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C683
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. S1
pp. S59 – S61

Abstract

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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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