Reactivation of Chronic Hepatitis B as Acute Viral Hepatitis
Authors: Nicolaos C. Tassopoulos, George J. Papaevangelou, Anastasia Roumeliotou-Karayannis, Robert H. Purcell
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1985)

Letters and Corrections1 September 1985Reactivation of Chronic Hepatitis B as Acute Viral HepatitisNICOLAOS C. TASSOPOULOS, M.D., GEORGE J. PAPAEVANGELOU, M.D., ANASTASIA ROUMELIOTOU-KARAYANNIS, M.D., ROBERT H. PURCELL, M.D.NICOLAOS C. TASSOPOULOS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, GEORGE J. PAPAEVANGELOU, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ANASTASIA ROUMELIOTOU-KARAYANNIS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT H. PURCELL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-103-3-481_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: In the June issue, Davis and Hoofnagle (1) present three cases of reactivation of chronic type B hepatitis mimicking acute clinical hepatitis with hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positivity. They also imply that if the prevalence of the chronic carrier state were high, as in Greece (2), cases of severe reactivation of chronic type B hepatitis might account for an appreciable percentage of cases of suspected acute viral hepatitis.From May 1981 to May 1983, we followed prospectively, for at least 6 months, 548 adults with acute HBsAg-positive hepatitis admitted to the Athens Hospital for Infectious Diseases....References1. DAVIS G and HOOFNAGLE J. Reactivation of chronic type B hepatitis presenting as acute viral hepatitis. Ann Intern Med. 1985;102:762-5. LinkGoogle Scholar2. PAPAEVANGELOU G, KARABOYA-KARAPHYLLIDIS P, and KYRIAKIDOU A. Prevalence and epidemiologic significance of antibody to HBcAg in Greece. Am J Epidemiol. 1977;106:502-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. PAPAEVANGELOU G, ROUMELIOTOU-KARAYANNIS A, TASSOPOULOS N, and STATHOPOULOU P. Diagnostic value of anti-HBc IgM in high HBV prevalence areas. J Med Virol. 1984;13:393-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. BERNINGER M, HAMMER M, HOYER B, and GERIN J. An assay for the detection of the DNA genome of hepatitis B virus in serum. J Med Virol. 1982;9:57-68. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. GALBRAITH R, EDDLESTON A, WILLIAMS R, ZUCKERMAN A, and BAGSHAWE K. Fulminant hepatic failure in leukemia and choriocarcinoma related to withdrawal of cytoxic drug therapy. Lancet. 1975;2:528-30. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: NICOLAOS C. TASSOPOULOS, M.D.; GEORGE J. PAPAEVANGELOU, M.D.; ANASTASIA ROUMELIOTOU-KARAYANNIS, M.D.; ROBERT H. PURCELL, M.D. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySignificance of liver histology in HBsAg-positive, IgM anti-HBc-negative acute hepatitis B virus-related hepatitisNucleotide sequence analysis of the precore region in patients with spontaneous reactivation of chronic hepatitis BNucleotide sequence analysis of the precore region in patients with fulminant hepatitis B in the United States 1 September 1985Volume 103, Issue 3Page: 481-481KeywordsChronic hepatitisChronic hepatitis BHepatitisHepatitis B surface antigenInfectious diseases ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1985 PDF downloadLoading ...