[The clinico-pathogenetic aspects of severe and protracted forms of viral hepatitis B].

The authors studied specific viral sensibilization and autoimmune processes in the pathogenesis of acute and protracted forms of viral hepatitis B. Combination of pronounced indices of virus-specific sensibilization and autosensibilization to the liver tissue without any tendency to reduction of the disease in its dynamics evidences the formation of severe and protracted course of viral hepatitis B.