Autoimmune chronic active hepatitis developing after acute type B hepatitis.
A case of autoimmune type chronic active hepatitis which developed in a 24-year-old female as a sequel of acute type B hepatitis is described. At least in some cases of autoimmune hepatitis, infection with HBV may be the initiating factor.
Laskus
T
T
Department of Immunopathology, Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Warsaw, Poland.
Slusarczyk
J
J
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans