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Longstanding, undiagnosed, highly replicative hepatitis B virus reactivation in the presence of high levels of anti-HBs antibodies.
Introduction: Kidney transplant recipients are among the populations at risk for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) reactivation, and close monitoring is needed for its early detection.
Methods: We describe a case of HBV reactivation in a patient who underwent kidney transplantation more than 30 years ago, with a known serological profile of past HBV infection.
Results: Reactivation occurred as a highly replicative infection that went undiagnosed for 7 years due to negative results for HB surface antigen (HBsAg) and high levels of anti-HBs antibodies. Viral genome sequencing showed a high number of mutations in the major hydrophilic region of HBsAg that could explain such a profile.
Discussion: This case highlights the usefulness of frequent and systematic HBV viral load testing in patients at risk of reactivation, with anti-hepatitis B core antibodies, regardless of HBsAg detection, aminotransferases, and anti-HBs antibody levels.