A Study on Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Tear of Hepatitis Patients.
- Author:
Geun Hae SEONG
1
;
Sae Yun KIM
;
Kyung Moo LEE
;
Si Hwan CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Taejon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
HBsAg;
Hepatitis;
Radioimmunoassay;
Tear;
Transmission
- MeSH:
Hepatitis B e Antigens;
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens*;
Hepatitis B virus;
Hepatitis B*;
Hepatitis*;
Humans;
Radioimmunoassay;
Tears*
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1993;34(8):739-744
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We performed the radioimmunoassay to detect the hepatitis B surface antigen(HBsAg) in the tear. Among 70 patients who have positive reactions for HBsAg in blood, 53 patients(75.71%) were positive for HBsAg in tear. Among the various groups of hepatitis, the most positive reaction for HBsAg in tear was higher in serum HBeAg positive group(92.68%) than in serum HBeAg negative group(51.72%). So we emphasize the possibility of transmission of hepatitis B virus infection via tear.
