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PATINO-MASIS, Jorge. Hepatitis B-clinical history. Acta méd. costarric [online]. 2008, vol.50, suppl.3, pp.10-12. ISSN 0001-6002.

The clinical manifestations of hepatitis B has a wide spectrum of presentations that depend on many factors, some are unknown and others very well identifiable: virus subtypes, genetic characteristics of the host, immunological status at the time of inoculation, viral burden, and entrance pathway of such inoculation, among others. The clinical case of acute and chronic hepatitis type B, can show either unspecific symptoms without jaundice or a severe case of jaundice and encephalopathy. The hepatitis B that manifests for the first time is classified as acute hepatitis and fulminant.

Palavras-chave : acute viral hepatitis; fulminant hepatitis; sub acute hepatitis; persistent chronic hepatitis; active chronic hepatitis.

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