chronic active hepatitis B

Laboratory

• high bepatitis B DNA in serum
• serum transaminases modestly increased
• serum HBsAg positive
• serum HBsAb negative
• serum HBcIgM negative
• serum HBcIgG positive
• serum HBeAg variable
• serum HBeAb variable

Management

• see hepatitis B infection

More general terms

• chronic hepatitis B
• chronic active hepatitis (CAH)