Question

A 40-year-old with chronic hepatitis B infection is found to have persistently elevated alpha-fetoprotein levels. Which complication is most concerning in chronic hepatitis B patients according to NICE?

Accepted Answer

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Answer

Autoimmune hepatitis

Answer

Primary biliary cholangitis

Answer

Gallbladder carcinoma

Answer

Benign hepatic adenomas

Practice question

A 40-year-old with chronic hepatitis B infection is found to have persistently elevated alpha-fetoprotein levels. Which complication is most concerning in chronic hepatitis B patients according to NICE?