Background and aim: An epidemiological association of lichen planus (LP) with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been found only in certain parts of the world and in some countries no association has been noted. The present study was done to evaluate the association of LP with HCV in patients admitted to Sina hospital, Hamedan, Iran from 2002 to 2004.Materials and Methods: The presence of an...

background and objectives : hepatitis c virus genotyping appears to be vital for predicting the response to antiviral therapy. the present study aimed to analyze the hcv genotypes in relation to persistence or clearance of the virus in residents of hamadan province, west-iran. material and methods : a total of 1159 recorded questionnaires of hcv infected people were evaluated in this prospectiv...

background and aims. lichen planus is a relatively common chronic mucocutaneaous disease with an unknown cause, and is considered a manifestation of cell-mediated immune response. hepatitis c virus (hcv) and its subgroups have been associated with lichen planus in different geographic locations. the present study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence of hcv antibody in patients with lichen ...

Background: The clinical significance of antiphospholipid antibodies in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) and some other viral infections is controversial. Objective: To study the prevalence of anticardiolipin antibody (ACLA) and antibeta2glycoproteinI antibody (antibeta2GPI antibody) in HCV and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infected patients and its association with liver clinical parame...

abstract background thalassemia patients that are conventionally treated by a regular transfusion regimen are exposed to blood born viral infections.the aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of hepatitis b virus (hbv), hepatitis c virus (hcv) , and human immunodeficiency virus(hiv) among all multitransfused thalassemia patients in west north of iran. material and methods a ret...

Background: Hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) is a main health problem in our country. It is thought that the transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) through the endoscopic procedures is a rare event. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of conventional disinfection in the transmission of HCV. Materials and methods: A prospective study, comprising 456 consecutive upper gastrointestin...

conclusions this study demonstrated the detection of hcv-specific ifn-γ responses in hcv antibody and rna negative individuals, with a tendency for hcv-specific ifn-γ responses to be associated with hcv exposure. the potential role of hcv-specific ifn-γ responses in those who remained hcv rna negative is of value for the development of novel hcv therapeutics. objectives in a cohort of hcv antib...

background: the clinical significance of antiphospholipid antibodies in patients with chronic hepatitis c virus (hcv) and some other viral infections is controversial. objective: to study the prevalence of anticardiolipin antibody (acla) and antibeta2glycoproteini antibody (antibeta2gpi antibody) in hcv and hepatitis b virus (hbv) infected patients and its association with liver clinical parame...