title: [Aetiology of chronic aggressive hepatitis in Vienna, a contribution (author's transl)].
abstract: In 32 patients with clinically, biochemically and histologically proven chronic aggressive hepatitis, HBsAg, HBsAb, HBcAb and HA-Ab were determined by radioimmunoassays and HBeAg and HBeAb were estimated by immunodiffusion. HBsAg was positive in 18 patients [57%], HBcAb were found in 23 patients [72%], HBsAg and/or HBcAb were detected in 26 patients (82%). The incidence of HA-Ab was 88%, similar to the frequency of HA-Ab found in healthy blood-donors. The aetiology of chronic aggressive hepatitis was associated with hepatitis B in 82%, and with autoantibodies in 6% of our patients, while in 12% the aetiology remained cryptogenetic.
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000209:etiology*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000209:etiology*; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens
vernacular_title: Zur Atiologie der chronisch aggressiven Hepatitis in Wien.