Is hepatitis B curable?

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Welcome to icliniq.com. When both anti-HBe (anti-hepatitis B E antigen) and HBsAg (hepatitis B surface antigen) are positive (HBeAg - negative), there is reduced infectivity and the patient is expected to resolve the infection spontaneously. The Anti-HBe antibodies may be detectable in a chronic carrier but in that situation the HBe antigen will be negative. The presence of anti-HBe does not imply immunity to HBV infection. I would need antibody to Hepatitis B core (Anti-HBc both IgM and IgG) to determine whether the patient is in window period (IgM) and his viral load is suspected to go higher. Do you have it? If yes please share. This antibody appears during the first few weeks after infection and rises to high levels during the remission. Levels remain high in patients who have progressed to the chronic carrier state (IgG). In short, I would have to determine if the patient is in window period versus chronic carrier versus progression to chronic hepatitis B. Test for anti-HBc (both IgM and IgG), liver panel, ultrasound of the liver INR/PT and serum albumin if not part of the liver profile. Yes, it is treatable, but I would be able to give you a better answer once I have the complete set of blood work and ultrasound results.