Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibody (anti-HBs) forming immune complexes in fulminant hepatitis

Manoel C.P. Soares; Gilberta Bensabath; Paulo R.B. Cartágenes; Max M. Alves; Fernando A.A. Silveira; Alexandre C. Linhares

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (Jun 1999)

Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibody (anti-HBs) forming immune complexes in fulminant hepatitis

Manoel C.P. Soares,
Gilberta Bensabath,
Paulo R.B. Cartágenes,
Max M. Alves,
Fernando A.A. Silveira,
Alexandre C. Linhares

Affiliations

Manoel C.P. Soares: Fundação Nacional de Saúde do Ministério da Saúde
Gilberta Bensabath: Fundação Nacional de Saúde do Ministério da Saúde
Paulo R.B. Cartágenes: Fundação Nacional de Saúde do Ministério da Saúde
Max M. Alves: Fundação Nacional de Saúde do Ministério da Saúde
Fernando A.A. Silveira: Fundação Nacional de Saúde do Ministério da Saúde
Alexandre C. Linhares: Fundação Nacional de Saúde do Ministério da Saúde

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 32, no. 3
pp. 295 – 297

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This paper reports an unusual pattern of serological HBV markers and the presence of HBsAg/anti-HBs immune complexes in serum samples from two patients with fulminant hepatitis from the Brazilian Western Amazon Basin. The diagnosis was made by both serologic tests and demonstration of antigen/antibody complexes by transmission electron microscopy. Concurrent Delta virus superinfection is also discussed.

Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

ISSN: 0037-8682 (Print); 1678-9849 (Online)
Publisher: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Country of publisher: Brazil
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
Website: https://www.scielo.br/j/rsbmt/

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