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Analysis of pathological changes and related factors in liver tissue of HBeAg-negative patients with low HBsAg levels
Li Liu 1 , Chunyun Liu 2 , Junyi Li 2 , Yingrong Du 2 , Jie Chen 2 , Hui Wang 2 , Huimin Li 2 , Lixian Chang 2
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Department of Liver Disease, The Third People's Hospital of Kunming City, No. 319, Wujing Road, Guandu District, Kunming, 650011, Yunnan, China. [email protected].
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Department of Liver Disease, The Third People's Hospital of Kunming City, No. 319, Wujing Road, Guandu District, Kunming, 650011, Yunnan, China.
PMID: 32656675 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-020-00645-0
Abstract
The relationship between pathological changes in liver tissue and the level of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) remains unclear. This study aimed to analyze the pathological changes in liver tissue and its related factors in patients with low-level HBsAg in order to provide a basis for judging the condition of these patients. A retrospective study was performed on 96 chronic hepatitis B patients with HBsAg levels < 1400 IU/ml and > 0.05 IU/ml. The histopathological examination of these patients was conducted. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to determine risk factors for pathological changes. Among the 96 patients, 57.3% (55) had inflammatory events ≥ G2 and 33.4% (33) had fibrosis ≥ S2. HBV infection duration (p = 0.001) and splenic vein diameter (p = 0.001) were independent risk factors of liver inflammation (≥ G2) in patients with low-level HBsAg, while AST (p = 0.006) and PLT (p = 0.005) were independent risk factors of liver fibrosis (≥ S2). Moreover, HBV infection duration (p < 0.001) and spleen vein (p = 0.001) were independent factors of potential antiviral treatment. Liver inflammation and fibrosis are still common in patients with low-level HBsAg; thus, the monitoring and appropriate antiviral treatment cannot be ignored.
Keywords: Fibrosis staging; Inflammation grade; Liver histopathology; Low levels of HBsAg; Related factors.
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