TY - JOUR T1 - Reverse vertical transmission of hepatitis-B from transfusion-infected children to biological mothers. JF - Indian pediatrics// Indian Pediatr Y1 - 2014 A1 - Khanna, Rajeev A1 - Gupta, Ekta A1 - Alam, Seema KW - *Blood Transfusion/ae [Adverse Effects] KW - *Hepatitis B/tm [Transmission] KW - *Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical KW - Humans KW - Infant KW - Infant, Newborn KW - Male AB - BACKGROUND: Perinatal and horizontal are the common modes of transmission of hepatitis-B virus in children., CASE CHARACTERISTICS: Two mother-child pairs with children having received multiple blood transfusions in past., OBSERVATION: Both the mothers developed acute hepatitis-B infection whereas children were demonstrated to be having chronic infection with hepatitis-B., OUTCOME: One mother cleared her hepatitis-B infection whereas it persisted in the other. Both children required anti-viral treatment., MESSAGE: Hepatitis-B virus may rarely get transmitted from infected children to their mothers causing acute infection. M1 - gm2, 2985062r CY - India VL - 51 SN - 0974-7559 CP - 9 L2 - http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&PAGE=reference&D=medl&NEWS=N&AN=25228611 ID - 4528 ER -