[Australia antigen and porphyria cutanea tarda].
In 40 patients suffering from porphyria cutanea tarda the sera were examined for the existence of HBAg and HBAb. Hepatitis was known in the history of 6 patients, in 3 of 23 bioptically examined livers a chronic aggressive hepatitis could be proved. When the transmigration electrophoresis after Pesendorfer and coworkers was used, in no case HBAg and HBAb could be proved.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000917:Antibody Formation; D001706:Biopsy; D001782:Blood Donors; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000382:microbiology; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000209:etiology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000209:etiology; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*
D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens
Australia-Antigen und Porphyria cutanea tarda