Aplastic anaemia in a case of hepatitis B with a high titer of hepatitis B antigen.
A high titer of hepatitis B antigen (HBsAg) was found in a patient with acute hepatitis B infection complicated by bone marrow aplasia. A possible antimitotic effect of HBsAg as an aetiological factor of the aplasia in this patient is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens