Hepatitis B Infection
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Etiology
- hepatitis B virus
- associated disorders
Epidemiology
- accounts for 50% of cases of acute viral hepatitis in USA
- heterosexual transmission 40%
- injection drug abuse 20%
- homosexual transmission 10%
- mode of transmission unknown in 30-40%
- semen & blood are infectious
- 1 in 1000 unimmunized travelers become infected [3]
- asymptomatic carriers (HBsAg+, HBeAg-)
- without increased mortality [4]
- 32% convert to HBsAg-
Pathology
- HBV is NOT directly hepatocytopathic
- liver injury occurs secondary to cytotoxic T-cell response against HBcAg on surface of infected cells
- hepatocyte necrosis & clearance of HBV are determined by vigor of T-cell response
- HbeAg negative precore mutants
- associated with a point mutation resulting in a stop codon
- cases associated with fulminant hepatitis
Genetics
- susceptibility linked to:
- most cases are asymptomatic
Laboratory
- abnormal liver function tests
- hepatitis B serology ( serologic diagnosis)
- hepatitis B surface antigen ( HBsAg)
- hepatitis B surface antibody ( HBsAb)
- hepatitis B e antigen ( HBeAg)
- hepatitis B core antigen ( HBcAg)
- hepatitis B core antibody ( HBcAb)
- virus DNA level predicts risk of hepatocellular carcinoma
- > 100,000 copies/ mL threshold for treatment [10]
Complications
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- persistent HBV viral replication 6 months after exposure
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- older age
- longer duration of infection
- high hepatitis B virus DNA
- long-term alcohol use
- HIV or hepatitis C virus coinfection
- smoking
- cirrhosis
- HBV genotype C
- conversion from HBeAg(-) to HBeAg(+)
- male
- family history of hepatocellular carcinoma
- may develop in the absence of cirrhosis [1]
Management
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- passive immunization
- post exposure: needle stick, sexual & household contacts
- prevention of maternal to fetal transmission
- active immunization
- give with hepatitis B immune globulin (post exposure)
- use barrier protection for sexual activity
- intimate contacts should receive HBV immune globulin (acute HBV contacts) & hepatitis B vaccine (acute & chronic HBV contacts)
- interferon-alpha ( peginterferon alpha 2a, Pegasys)
- indicated for immune-mediated necro- inflammatory activity in the liver ( ALT > 100 U/L)
- goal is low circulation HBV DNA levels (< 200 pg/mL)
- duration of treatment = 1 year
- may be transient rise in ALT after intiation of therapy
- contraindicated with
- decompensated cirrhosis (i.e. encephalopathy, variceal hemorrhage, ascites) unless liver transplant is available
- other active autoimmune disorder
- depression [1]
- antiviral therapy
- treatment continued until 6 months after conversion of HBeAg+ to HBeAg- or loss of HBsAg
- lamivudine of no benefit [5,6,14]
- entecavir ( Baraclude) better than lamivudine [11,12,17]
- adefovir (long-term), > 48 weeks [7,12]
- emtricitabine ( Emtriva)
- telbivudine ( Tyzeka)
- tenofovir (HBeAg+ or HBeAg- patients) (NCG, [10])
- only a minority of patients sustain response after treatment is stopped [7]
- liver transplantation
More General Terms
Additional Terms
- chronic hepatitis
- hepatitis B immune globulin (H-BIG, Hep-B-Gammagee, HyperHep)
- hepatitis B vaccine (Engerix-B, Recombivax HB)
- hepatitis B virus (HBV)
- hepatitis B virus (HBV) serology
- PCR/southern blot/in-situ hybridization for hepatitis B virus
Internet Database
OMIM: 610424
References
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