An Abrupt Hepatitis B Seroconversion

[摘要] A 41-year-old man presented to the emergency department with auxiliary swelling and pain, fever, diarrhea, and chills. He was admitted for rapid onset of respiratory failure, anuria, lactic acidosis, shock, and coagulopathy. The laboratory received 2 samples ordered 9 h apart for hepatitis B virus (HBV)2 serology analysis. Discrepant HBV anti-surface and anti-core antibody results (Fig. 1, arrows) …

[学科分类] 过敏症与临床免疫学