A patient with hepatitis B, antimicrosomal antibodies, and autoimmune hypothyroidism

Date
1996-12-01Author
Catapani, Wilson Roberto [UNIFESP]
Valente, Orsine [UNIFESP]
Aguiar, Claudia [UNIFESP]
Type
ArtigoISSN
0032-5473Is part of
Postgraduate Medical JournalDOI
10.1136/pgmj.72.854.752Metadata
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A 37-year-old man with chronic hepatitis B was diagnosed as having antimicrosomal antibodies and subclinical hypothyroidism. The association of autoimmune manifestations with hepatitis B has been less frequently reported than with hepatitis C virus. It is discussed whether this patient illustrates a case of spontaneous development of antimicrosomal antibodies, only casually associated with the presence of hepatitis B virus, or there is a real causative relationship between both conditions.
Citation
Postgraduate Medical Journal. London: British Med Journal Publ Group, v. 72, n. 854, p. 752-753, 1996.Collections
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