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hep-b core total Ab

refering to title...positive. refering to; hep-b surface antibody...indeterminate ? what's this telling me?
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I'm finding small reddish bloches on my back along my arms and newer one around my knees, also top of my thighs. They don't look exactly like spider angioma and they are sub-surface...no texture on surface? any relation to hep-b?
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first double check that: old crap tests have been used, usally elisa tests....

hbcab pos means you met hbv during your life, but doesnt say anything about clearance or cronicity, these are the tests needed possibly by abbott architect machine

hbsag
hbsab
hbcab igm
hbeag
hbeab
hbvdna pcr

all markers so you hve a clear picture of everything

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