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Article: A longitudinal follow-up of asymptomatic hepatitis B surface antigen-positive Chinese children

TitleA longitudinal follow-up of asymptomatic hepatitis B surface antigen-positive Chinese children
Authors
Issue Date1988
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hepatology.org/
Citation
Hepatology, 1988, v. 8 n. 5, p. 1130-1133 How to Cite?
AbstractFifty-one asymptomatic Chinese hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carrier children (34 boys, 17 girls), age 1 to 15 years (median: 10 years), were prospectively followed for up to 4 years (median: 30 months) to determine the natural evolution of clinical, biochemical and virological features during the early phase of chronic hepatitis infection. Hepatomegaly was the only abnormal finding on examination, being present in five children initially and four at follow-up. Serum ALT levels were normal in 80% of the children at presentation and remained within the normal range during the study in 60%. Fluctuations in ALT levels were mild. In four of 12 instances, transient elevations in ALT levels were associated with a fall in serum hepatitis B virus DNA levels. At presentation, 43 (84%) children were hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) positive; only two (7%) cleared HbeAg on follow-up. None of the eight children who were initially positive for the antibody to HBeAg reverted back to HBeAg positivity. All the children remained HBsAg positive. In this study, we demonstrated that chronic hepatitis B virus infection in asymptomatic Chinese children is usually associated with high levels of hepatitis B virus replication. This may reflect an immunological tolerance to the hepatitis B virus induced by early exposure to the virus and accounts for the persistently high levels of hepatitis B virus replication on follow-up.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/161752
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dc.contributor.authorLok, ASFen_US
dc.contributor.authorLai, CLen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-05T05:14:40Z-
dc.date.available2012-09-05T05:14:40Z-
dc.date.issued1988en_US
dc.identifier.citationHepatology, 1988, v. 8 n. 5, p. 1130-1133en_US
dc.identifier.issn0270-9139en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/161752-
dc.description.abstractFifty-one asymptomatic Chinese hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carrier children (34 boys, 17 girls), age 1 to 15 years (median: 10 years), were prospectively followed for up to 4 years (median: 30 months) to determine the natural evolution of clinical, biochemical and virological features during the early phase of chronic hepatitis infection. Hepatomegaly was the only abnormal finding on examination, being present in five children initially and four at follow-up. Serum ALT levels were normal in 80% of the children at presentation and remained within the normal range during the study in 60%. Fluctuations in ALT levels were mild. In four of 12 instances, transient elevations in ALT levels were associated with a fall in serum hepatitis B virus DNA levels. At presentation, 43 (84%) children were hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) positive; only two (7%) cleared HbeAg on follow-up. None of the eight children who were initially positive for the antibody to HBeAg reverted back to HBeAg positivity. All the children remained HBsAg positive. In this study, we demonstrated that chronic hepatitis B virus infection in asymptomatic Chinese children is usually associated with high levels of hepatitis B virus replication. This may reflect an immunological tolerance to the hepatitis B virus induced by early exposure to the virus and accounts for the persistently high levels of hepatitis B virus replication on follow-up.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hepatology.org/en_US
dc.relation.ispartofHepatologyen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAlanine Transaminase - Blooden_US
dc.subject.meshCarrier State - Diagnosis - Epidemiology - Ethnology - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshChina - Ethnologyen_US
dc.subject.meshChronic Diseaseen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshFollow-Up Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshHepatitis B - Diagnosis - Epidemiology - Ethnology - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshHepatitis B Surface Antigens - Analysisen_US
dc.subject.meshHong Kongen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshProspective Studiesen_US
dc.titleA longitudinal follow-up of asymptomatic hepatitis B surface antigen-positive Chinese childrenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.emailLai, CL:hrmelcl@hku.hken_US
dc.identifier.authorityLai, CL=rp00314en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1002/hep.1840080527-
dc.identifier.pmid3417235en_US
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-0023786467en_US
dc.identifier.volume8en_US
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.spage1130en_US
dc.identifier.epage1133en_US
dc.identifier.isiWOS:A1988Q265500026-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Statesen_US
dc.identifier.scopusauthoridLok, ASF=35379868500en_US
dc.identifier.scopusauthoridLai, CL=7403086396en_US
dc.identifier.issnl0270-9139-

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