GIM Question 38

A 55-year-old man is admitted to hospital with fever, nausea, anorexia and jaundice. He admits to a 1-year history of IV drug use.

  1. What is your differential diagnosis for this patient?
  2. Assuming this is acute hepatitis B, what specific serological markers would you expect to see in this patient?

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