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KMID : 0882420140870060747
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Korean Journal of Medicine
2014 Volume.87 No. 6 p.747 ~ p.749
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Spontaneous Clearance of Hepatitis B Surface Antigenemia in a Hemodialysis Patient
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Jeon Ji-Min
Ha Jong-Kun
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Abstract
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The incidence of hepatitis B has been reported to be high in dialysis centers. Dialysis patients are at increased risk of acquiring hepatitis B due to their immunodeficient state, which impairs elimination of the hepatitis B virus; chronic dialysis patients rarely clear hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) spontaneously. Hepatitis B virus infection is associated with a high risk of hepatic complications. We report the case of a 66-year-old HBsAg-positive female patient who had undergone hemodialysis for 58 months due to end-stage renal failure and became HBsAg-negative followed by the development of hepatitis B surface antibody.
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KEYWORD
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Hemodialysis, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis B surface antigen
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