A 2 month old baby presented with acute icteric viral hepatitis. The mother is a known hepatitis B carrier. Mother’s hepatitis B virus serological profile is MOST likely to be:
Correct Answer: HBsAg and HBeAg positive
Description: In this situation mother to child transmission occured and is more likely when mother is HBsAg and HBeAg positive. The likelihood of perinatal transmission of HBV correlates with the presence of HBeAg and high-level viral replication; 90% of HBeAg-positive mothers but only 10-15% of anti-HBe-positive mothers transmit HBV infection to their offspring. In most cases, acute infection in the neonate is clinically asymptomatic, but the child is very likely to remain chronically infected. Ref: Harrisons principles of internal medicine, 18th edition, Chapter 304
Category:
Medicine
Get More
Subject Mock Tests
Practice with over 200,000 questions from various medical subjects and improve your knowledge.
Attempt a mock test nowMock Exam
Take an exam with 100 random questions selected from all subjects to test your knowledge.
Coming SoonGet More
Subject Mock Tests
Try practicing mock tests with over 200,000 questions from various medical subjects.
Attempt a mock test now