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Update on chronic viral hepatitis.
Many recent and significant advances in the field of chronic viral hepatitis, including therapy, suggest that an update on chronic hepatitis is timely. Chronic hepatitis B virus infection remains a significant worldwide cause of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, despite the wide availability of a long established and effective vaccine. Transmission occurs via perinatal, sexual, and ...
متن کاملAcute and Chronic VIRAL HEPATITIS
Reprinted with permission from CME August 2005 Vol. 23 No. 8 M any viruses can infect the liver, but are usually not able to enter hepatocytes due to certain barriers such as the activity of Kupffer cells. Viruses such as Epstein-Barr virus and cytomegalovirus frequently cause hepatitis as part of a systemic illness, but this is seldom the main symptom. The typical hepatitis virus is able to en...
متن کاملTherapy for Chronic Viral Hepatitis
INTRODUCTION Chronic hepatitis is a liver disease in the form of continuous inflammation and necrosis for at least 6 months. There are many causes of chronic hepatitis, including genetic disorders, drugs, toxins, autoimmune, idiopathic; but the most common cause is viral. The virus that causes chronic viral hepatitis is the hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), as well as hepatitis ...
متن کاملRelationship between hepatitis B DNA Viral load in the liver and it\'s histology in patient with chronic hepatitis B
Background: Serial measurement of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA levels in the liver and its relation with liver damage and serum HBV DNA levels are guide to begin and/or end a treatment course. This study evaluated the relationship between liver hepatitis B DNA viral load with liver histology in patients with chronic hepatitis B (HBV). Methods: Thirty patients with chronic anti-Hbe positive ...
متن کاملCan Viral Load Predict Liver Histology in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B?
Introduction: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global public health problem. Serum HBV DNA measurement is a non-invasive test that predicts the liver disease progression. The aim of this study was to determine the HBV DNA level and look for a relation between the HBV DNA level and liver histology. Methods: This was a cross sectional study on chronic...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0021-5384,1883-2083
DOI: 10.2169/naika.97.108