A case of hepatitis B virus reactivation 12 years after seroconversion: spontaneous or occult?
Spontaneous reactivation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is extremely rare following seroconversion, with only a few cases hitherto reported. We present a 55-year-old male patient who was found to have reactivation incidentally 12 years after seroconversion. He had no risk factors for HBV reactivation. This case emphasizes the need for continual monitoring of patients with resolved HBV infection for the possibility of reactivation whether or not a triggering condition exists.
Authors
- Sabahat Çağan Aktaş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9091-4070)
- Bülent Kaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3027-5868)
- Gülfem Akengin Öcal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4923-4292)
- Nur Benzonana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0803-0891)
- Suzan Şahin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7124-3363)
- Meltem Uzunkol
Institutions
- Dr Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17235/reed.2025.11347/2025
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00