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Deranged liver function tests in a patient with hepatitis B Celia Jackson a,b,∗ , David J. Bell a , Rory N. Gunson b a
Brownlee Centre, Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 0YN, United Kingdom West of Scotland Specialist Virology Centre, Level 5, New Lister Building, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 10-16 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow G31 2ER, United Kingdom b
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Article history: Received 11 December 2014 Received in revised form 24 February 2015 Accepted 4 March 2015
Clinical presentation This 34 year old lady from the Democratic Republic of Congo was diagnosed with hepatitis B (HBV) in 2002, shortly after moving to Glasgow from Cameroon. She was hepatitis B anti-e positive with a viral load that was undetectable at