title: Cytomegalovirus hepatitis mimicking an acute exacerbation of chronic hepatitis B.
abstract: We report the case of a 29-year-old woman who had acute cytomegalovirus hepatitis superimposed on previously unrecognized chronic hepatitis B infection. We then review the diagnostic approach to acute hepatitis and positive hepatitis B surface antigen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Zuschke
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Herrera
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Pettyjohn
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens