[The hepatitis A and B virus markers (anti-HAV, HBsAg, HBsAb, HBeAg, HBeAb) in leprous patients (author's transl)].
The hepatitis A and B virus markers (anti-HAV, HBsAg, HBsAb, HBeAg, HBeAb) were studied in the serum of 25 patients at the leprosy hospital of Messina. Anti-HAV were detected, by RIA in 100% of the patients; by the same method HBsAg was found in 12% and HBsAb in 48% of the cases. In no patient HBeAg was detected by immunodiffusion; on the contrary, HBsAb was found in 4% of the cases. No significant difference between lepromatous and tuberculoid leprosy was found.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006507:Hepatovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens
Marcatori sierici dell'infezione da virus dell'epatite "A" (anti-HAV) e "B" (HBsAg-HBsAb, HBeAg-HBeAb) nei lebbrosi.