Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis and Liver Diseases in Mongolia

The Key Role of Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) Activities in Viral Hepatitis Elimination Programs

Viral Hepatitis in Mongolia: Past, Present, and Future

Viral hepatitis is one of the major health concerns worldwide, particularly in Asian countries. Mongolia, which is located in northern Asia, between Russia and China, is confronting various infectious diseases, such as viral hepatitis and tuberculosis. As for healthy individuals in Mongolia, the reported prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) was 9 or 10% and the reported prevalence ...

Histological grading and staging of liver and its relation to viral loads in chronic anti-HBe positive hepatitis

Background: Hepatitis activity index (HAI) and fibrosing stage are two important findings during the evaluation of liver samples in patients with chronic hepatitis B. The aim of this study was to determine the HAI and fibrosing stage in patients with anti-HBe positive chronic hepatitis B. Methods: Liver biopsy slides of 72 patients were evaluated at the Department of Pathology in two teaching ...

Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Oral Lichen Planus: A Report from Northeast of Iran

Introduction: Lichen planus is a chronic inflammatory disease in oral mucosa and skin. Recently, reports have demonstrated a possible relationship between lichen planus and liver diseases. During the past decade, there has been a hypothesis regarding viral etiological agents that have been found to be in association with hepatotrophic viruses known as Hepatitis B and C with LP. This research wa...

Acute hepatitis A, B and C but not D is still prevalent in Mongolia: a time trend analysis

BACKGROUND/AIMS Mongolia has one of the highest hepatitis A, C, B and D infection incidences worldwide. We sought to investigate changes in the proportion of acute viral hepatitis types in Mongolia over the last decade. METHODS The cohort comprised 546 consecutive patients clinically diagnosed with acute viral hepatitis from January 2012 to December 2014 in Ulaanbaatar Hospital, Mongolia. A t...