Chronic HBV infection is a dynamic state of interaction between HBV, hepatocytes, and the immune system of the host. A series of reactivation flares and remissions may occur due to multiple causes. Among them, spontaneous reactivation and immunosuppressive drugs including steroids or cancer chemotherapy are well known. This is due to immune-mediated destruction of HBV-expressing cells following...

BACKGROUND We previously described hepatitis reactivation in two carriers of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 2c. AIM To assess the relationship between HCV genotypes and risk of hepatitis reactivation, we studied the course of aminotransferases in patients infected with the two relevant genotypes in Italy. PATIENTS A cohort of 100 patients with genotype 2c chronic hepatitis and 106 wit...

A 58-year-old man was diagnosed as a hepatitis B virus (HBV) carrier approximately 30 years ago. He was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma when he was 57 years old. Radical nephrectomy was performed, and everolimus was administered to treat his lung metastasis. After beginning the everolimus, intermittent fever, general fatigue, and jaundice developed. He was admitted under a diagnosis of flar...

background: to evaluate relation between air pollution and rate of flare and   hospital admission among ibd patients. methods: during a 10 months period, the number and average duration of hospitalization of patients admitted in gi ward due to ibd flare were recorded in an industrial capital city. concomitantly the level of 4 major air pollutants including so2, co, no2 and o3 measured and the c...

introduction: acute pain and swelling following endodontic treatment are challenges for patients and dentists. according to previous studies, the incidence of flare-ups increases after endodontic treatment of teeth with necrotic pulp. calcium hydroxide is currently used as a multipotential medicament in root canal therapy. the aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence and severity of flar...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to explore patients' experiences of RA daily life while on modern treatments. METHODS The methods of this study comprised semi-structured interviews with 15 RA patients, analysed using inductive thematic analysis. RESULTS Four themes suggest patients experience life with RA along a continuum from RA in the background to the foreground of their lives...

Abstract. Solar flare sympathy is the triggering of a flare in one active region by a flare in another. Statistical tests for flare sympathy have returned varying results. However, existing tests have relied on flaring rates in active regions being constant in time, or else have attempted to model the rate variation, which is a difficult task. A simple test is described which is independent of ...

introduction: the aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of two irrigants on decreasing the pain and swelling at different times after treatment of necrotic pulp. materials and methods: fifty patients with single canal tooth and necrotic pulp were selected and divided into two groups, twenty-five in each. rotary files were used for preparing the canals and 0.2% chlorhexidine gluconate an...