A5009500205- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
2013-2024
To report the etiology of liver cirrhosis cases diagnosed at University Hospital in Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil.METHODS: The medical charts patients with who presented to Vitoria were reviewed.Chronic alcoholism and presence hepatitis B or C infections (HBV HCV, respectively) pursued all cases.RESULTS: sample consisted 1,516 (male:female ratio 3.5:1, aged 53.2¡12.6 years).The following main etiological factors observed: chronic alone (39.7%), association HBV HCV (16.1%),HCV (14.5%)...
To evaluate the familial distribution of hepatitis B virus (HBV), a retrospective analysis medical records patients treated in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, was performed. Patients with markers HBV infection who had family member evidence were index cases each family. Of 65 cases, 26 (40%) chronic (CH), 13 (20%) liver cirrhosis (LC), 4 (6.1%) hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), 20 (30.8%) inactive carriers and two (3.1%) immunity after contact HBV. Among 275 members, 226 infection, 171 which...