Patient's question:
Doctor, my husband has had liver problems for a long time. Recently, his mental state has become very poor, and he doesn't eat much. I suspect his liver is having issues again, but I'm not very clear on how to distinguish between positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and positive hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg). Could you tell me about it?Doctor's answer:
The way to distinguish between and is to go to the hospital for the hepatitis B five-item test. They can be completely identified in the hepatitis B five-item test. is slightly more severe than , and it is also more infectious. After active treatment, it may turn into or . Regardless of whether it is or , the main treatment method is to focus on the virus.