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Which of the following is hepatitis B infection most commonly associated with

A
PAN
B
SLE
C
Serum sickness-like syndrome
D
Polymyositis
High-Yield Explanation
Immune complex-mediated tissue damage appears to play a pathogenetic role in the extrahepatic manifestations of acute hepatitis B.The occasional prodromal serum sickness-like syndrome observed in acute hepatitis B appears to be related to the deposition in tissue blood vessel walls of HBsAg-anti-HBs circulating immune complexes, leading to activation of the complement system and depressed serum complement levels.Ref: Harrison; 19th edition; Page no: 2011

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