Have a personal or library account? Click to login
A Current Management Strategy for Children with Chronic Viral Hepatitis B, Based on International and National Guidelines Cover

A Current Management Strategy for Children with Chronic Viral Hepatitis B, Based on International and National Guidelines

Open Access
|Aug 2023

Figures & Tables

Phases in natural history of chronic hepatitis B virus infection

HBV phasesHBeAg+infection*/Immune-tolerant phase**HBeAg+ hepatitis*/Immune-active phase**HBeAg−infection*/Inactive carrier/immune-control phase**HBeAg−hepatitis*/Immune-escape phase**HBsAg−infection*/Occult HBV infection (anti-HBc-positive)**

Indicators
Serum HBV DNA>10 · IU/ml>2000 IU/ml (constantly raised or fluctuating)<2000 IU/mL>2000 IU/mLundetectable
ALTnormalelevatednormalelevatednormal
HBeAgpositivepositivenegativenegativenegative
HBsAghighhigh/intermediatelowintermediatenegative
cccDNA++++++++++++++++
Integrated HBV DNA+++++++++++++++
Liver disease (Necro-inflammatory changes)none/minimalmoderate to severenonemoderate to severenone
Progression to cirrhosisnonepossiblenonemore rapid than in other phasesnone
Treatmentnot generally indicatedmay be indicatednot indicatedmay be indicatednot indicated
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/jmotherandchild.20232701.d-23-00006 | Journal eISSN: 2719-535X | Journal ISSN: 2719-6488
Language: English
Page range: 134 - 141
Submitted on: Jan 4, 2023
Accepted on: Jun 23, 2023
Published on: Aug 31, 2023
Published by: Institute of Mother and Child
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2023 Inna M. Nesina, Tetyana O. Kryuchko, Olha A. Poda, Olha Ya. Tkachenko, Nataliia V. Kuzmenko, Liudmyla M. Bubyr, published by Institute of Mother and Child
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.