Chronic Hepatitis B Virus

New chronic hepatitis B virus study findings recently were published by K. Nakahara and co-researchers

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, May 17th, 2010

According to recent research from Kawasaki, Japan, "We herein present a case of membranous nephropathy associated with chronic hepatitis B following acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. A 22-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for evaluation of proteinuria, pitting edema on both legs, and increased body weight in December 2002."

"At the age of 18, he had suffered from acute hepatitis A and syphilis, and was found to be negative for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Furthermore, he suffered from acute hepatitis B (AH-B) at the age of 21; he was found to be positive for HBsAg and anti-IgM antibody to core antigen (IgM HBcAb). However, he discontinued...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2010-05-17)

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