title: [Hepatitis B surface antigen in a donor's eye].
abstract: In ophthalmology not too much attention is given to infectious disease due to hepatitis B virus. On enucleated donors' eyes with known hepatitis B viraemia we determined the distribution of HBsAG (hepatitis B surface antigen). Virus-associated antigen could not only be demonstrated in vascularized structures, but also in corneal epithelium and anterior chamber fluid.
mesh_terms: D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000032:analysis; D003315:Cornea / Q000032:analysis; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D005123:Eye / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007116:Immunization, Passive; D014019:Tissue Donors
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
vernacular_title: Hepatitis B-Surface Antigen im Spenderauge.