Level of physicians’ awareness of epidemiology, outcomes, prevention and treatment of chronic hepatitis B and C [PDF]
Objective. To evaluate a level of physicians’ awareness of the specific issues of epidemiology, outcomes, prevention and treatment of chronic hepatitis B and C. Materials and Methods.
Baramzina S.V.
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Adding low-dose antidepressants to interferon alpha treatment for chronic hepatitis C improved psychiatric tolerability in a patient with schizoaffective psychosis [PDF]
Treatment of chronic hepatitis C with interferon alpha (IFN-alpha) is relatively contraindicated in patients with psychiatric disorders because of possible severe psychiatric side effects.
Amann, B. +5 more
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Response to combination therapy with interferon alfa-2a and ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C according to a TNF-alpha promoter polymorphism [PDF]
Background. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is involved in the pathogenesis of chronic active hepatitis C. Polymorphisms in the promoter region of the TNF-alpha gene can alter the TNF-alpha expression and modify the host immune response.
Folwaczny, Christian +8 more
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Chronic Hepatitis C with Cyanosis
Background. There are multiple aetiologies for dyspnea in patients with liver disease, including pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, hepatic hydrothorax, portopulmonary syndrome, and hepatopulmonary syndrome.
Mahmood Alawainati +3 more
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Costs of Treatment, Follow-Up, and Complications of Chronic Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Infections
Background: Few studies have addressed the indirect costs of chronic hepatitis B and C, and none has assessed the real costs of these conditions, including indirect costs caused by loss of work, in Turkey. Aims: This study therefore analysed the costs of
Fatma Banu Karahasanoğlu +3 more
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Blood markers of endothelial activation (sVCAM-1, vWF: Ag) in patients with chronic hepatitis C in the presence of insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and its components had been evaluated.
T. V. Antonova +2 more
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Hepatitis C Virus and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Pathogenetic Mechanisms and Impact of Direct-Acting Antivirals [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Globally, between 64 and 103 million people are chronically infected with Hepatitis C virus (HCV), with more than 4.6 million people in the United States and is associated with more than 15.000 deaths annually.
Petruzziello, Arnolfo +5 more
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Hepatitis C prevalence in Denmark -an estimate based on multiple national registers
Background A national survey for chronic hepatitis C has not been performed in Denmark and the prevalence is unknown. Our aim was to estimate the prevalence of chronic hepatitis C from public registers and the proportion of these patients who received ...
Christensen Peer +8 more
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The Role of Specific Cellular Immune System in Chronic Hepatitis C [PDF]
Hepatitis C virus is a RNA virus with very high speed replication. The clinical course of chronic hepatitis C is frequently asymptomatic like other hepatitis viruses.
Akbar, N. (Nurul) +4 more
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Distinct cytokine patterns in Occult Hepatitis C and Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection [PDF]
Background & Aim: The immunopathogenesis of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a matter of great controversy. The imbalance of T-helper lymphocyte cell cytokine production was believed to play an important pathogenic role in ...
Azza Azza Abdel-Aziz +5 more
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