Hello I am 26 years old, i had a blood transfusion in Aug 2010 and detected as hepatitis B positive in Apr 2011 when I got hospitalized because of jaundice . It took six weeks to recover from jaundice. Now my billurubin and Liver enzymes are normal. Please tell me whether is it acute or chronic infection (as most probably I got infected at the time of blood transfusion)?
Welcome to Chat Doctor .... If you are Bag Positive for more than six months after your diagnosis of Hepatitis B then you are considered to have Chronic form of Hepatitis B. If your Bag levels are negative with in 6 months of your diagnosis, then you had an acute form of Hepatitis B infection. Just check your Bag levels i.e. HBS Antigen levels by September 2011 and if you are positive - you are a chronic carrier else you had an acute episode.