REVIEW ARTICLE
Year : 2009 | Volume
: 6 | Issue : 1 | Page : 131--140
HBeAg negative chronic Hepatitis B: An overview
Mamun-Al-Mahtab1, SM Fazle Akbar2
1 Department of Hepatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, and Viral Hepatitis Foundation, Bangladesh
2 Department of Medical Sciences, Toshiba General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Correspondence Address:
Mamun-Al-Mahtab
Department of Hepatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka
Bangladesh
Over 350 million people worldwide are infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV), and patients with HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B constitute a major proportion of this population. Mutant varieties of HBV resulting from mutations in the precore or core promoter region of the viral genome give rise to HBeAg-negative CHB, and these cases must be differentiated from the inactive carrier state. These patients with HBeAg-negative CHB must be managed judiciously and in certain situations kept under close follow-up instead of rushing to treatment. However, this does not mean advocating adoption of a too conservative approach, allowing many to proceed to irreversible and progressive liver disease. This article provides an overview of the management of HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B.
How to cite this article:
MA, Fazle Akbar S M. HBeAg negative chronic Hepatitis B: An overview.Hep B Annual 2009;6:131-140
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MA, Fazle Akbar S M. HBeAg negative chronic Hepatitis B: An overview. Hep B Annual [serial online] 2009 [cited 2023 Apr 1 ];6:131-140
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