understanding of the natural history of chronic hbv infection is useful for presenting the optimal management of chronic hbv infection. the aim of this study was to evaluate the natural history of chronic hepatitis b infection.in this cross sectional study, 219 untreated chronic hepatitis b patients from jan. 2010 to aug. 2012 were included. the subjects were classified in four groups based on ...

BACKGROUND Chronic hepatitis B and C infections represent major risk factors for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Recently, the management of patients with viral hepatitis has dramatically changed. In the present review we discuss the impact of these developments on the prevention of HCC as well as the treatment of patients with HCC. METHODS Studies indexed in Medline betwee...

As few reports on the prevalence of each type of viral hepatitis have been published in our country, we studied 154 patients with acute viral hepatitis consecutively seen at the Liver Unit from November 1980 to November 1984. The frequency of hepatitis A, B and non-A, non-B was 52.6%, 27.3% and 20.1% respectively. Greater frequency in young people, previous contact with infected patients and in...

Mania following or associated with medical and pharmacological conditions is well known. However there are no reports of mania in a case of acute viral hepatitis B infection. This paper describes a manic disorder in a young female with acute viral hepatitis B infection, without any past or family history of psychiatric illness or associated psychosocial stressors.

Background: Hepatitis B is the most common blood-borne viral infection that is considered as a major public health problem of the world's major health problems. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among blood donors referring to blood transfusion centers. Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study was performed on 216004 volunteer...

The frequency of HAV, HBV, HCV and HDV infections were evaluated in children with thalassemia haematologic by ELİSA. A total 136 serum specimens tested for this purpose. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positivity was found 46 % patients leukemia, 50 lymphoma 16.6 thalassemic children. Anti present 8 leukeınia group group. our opinion, vira! hepatitis that have a great prevalence multitransf...

Alcohol consumption is often associated with viral hepatitis. Although alcohol is known to worsen viral liver disease, the interactions between alcohol and viral hepatitis are not fully understood. Molecular alterations in the liver due to alcohol and viral hepatitis include effects on viral replication, increased oxidative stress, cytotoxicity, and a weakened immune response. Clinically, alcoh...