Sir, Annular lichen planus is an uncommonly reported variant of planus, especially on the penis [1]. Herein, we report a case penile annular induced by artificial pearls. A 42-year-old, circumcised male presented to our hospital with asymptomatic, lesions glans penis. Around one month prior presentation, he history inserting pearls inside his stainless steel. He denied drug intake or personal h...

BACKGROUND Two cases of acute hepatitis occurring during treatment with anastrozole have previously been reported, but the underlying mechanisms of liver injury are still uncertain. We report the case of anastrozole-related acute hepatitis with some autoimmune features. CASE PRESENTATION A 70-year-old woman developed acute hepatitis associated with serum antinuclear antibodies during anastroz...

BACKGROUND Globally, it is estimated that 170 million people are living with hepatitis C and between three and four million are newly infected annually. In Australia, around 1% of people are living with chronic hepatitis C, with two-thirds of these being men. AIMS This research aimed to determine the impact of hepatitis C treatment on partners of patients using in-depth exploratory techniques...

results hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) was found in 122/3000 (4.1%) prisoners. hepatitis b e antigen (hbeag), anti-hiv, anti-hcv and anti-hiv/anti-hcv were detected in 52/122 (42.6%), 12/122 (10%), 22/122 (18%) and 3/122 (2.4%) prisoners, respectively. the hbv-dna was found in 115/122 (94.3%) prisoners. the most high risk behavior was to utilize the collaborative syringe by injecting drug ...

Patients with psychiatric disorders are usually more exposed to multiple somatic illnesses, including liver diseases. Specific links are established between psychiatric disorders and alcohol hepatitis, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in the population as a whole, and specifically in drug abusers. Metabolic syndrome criteria, and associated steatosis or non-alcoholic steato-hepatitis (NASH) are fre...