Adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is being performed in the United States with increasing frequency because of the severe shortage of cadaveric donor organs.1,2 For example, 42 of 89 Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network– certified liver transplant programs (47%) reported having performed at least one adult-to-adult LDLT in 2000, and 355 adult-to-adult LDLTs were ...

Background There are few studies evaluating the frequency of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients (1). Objectives Aim this study is to determine HBV seroprevalence SLE and compare it with normal population patient control groups (rheumatoid arthritis spondyloarthritis). Methods serology tests [hepatitis surface antigen (HBsAg), antibody (HBsAb...

مقدمه: پرسنل بهداشتی و دانشجویان پزشکی در مقایسه با سایر گروههای جامعه به دلیل مواجهه مکرر با بیماران و فرآورده های خونی و نیز ترشحات قسمت های مختلف بدن در ریسک بالاتر ابتلاء به بیماریهای عفونی از جمله هپاتیت B قرار دارند (1). یکی از راههای پیشگیری، مصون سازی توسط واکسیناسیون علیه این بیماریها است. هدف از این مطالعه، تعیین سطح آنتی بادی ضد ویروس هپاتیت B پس از واکسیناسیون بود (1). مواد و روشها...

OBJECTIVE To determine the seroprevalence of antibodies to hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis A virus (HAV) among children in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and to evaluate the need of anti-HAV mass vaccination. METHODS This study was carried out on random samples of schools located at different regions in Jeddah, KSA during the year 2004. A total of 527 sera, (285 males and 242 fem...

Case report. A 36-year-old woman presented with unilateral optic neuritis from which she recovered. Optic neuritis recurred at age 42. Brain MRI showed multiple T2-hyperintense white matter lesions and a gadolinium–diethylenetriamine penta-acetic acid– enhancing lesion. MS was diagnosed. The patient was treated with methylprednisolone 1 g/daily IV for 5 days. Concomitant medications included no...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is prevalent in Asian immigrants in the USA. California's Inland Empire region has a population of approximately four million, including an estimated 19,000 first generation Koreans. Our aim was to screen these adult individuals to establish HBV serological diagnoses, educate, and establish linkage to care. METHODS A community-based program was con...

INTRODUCTION With the shortage of donor organs, increasing number of hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb)-positive [HBcAb(+)] liver allografts are being used for liver transplantation (LTx) in patients who are HBcab-negative [HBsAb(-)]. This study was aimed at assessing outcomes for hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive [HCV(+)] and HCV-negative [HCV(-)] patients who received HBcAb(+) liver grafts from...

Omalizumab has been investigated in various other conditions including chronic urticaria (CU), perennial and seasonal allergic rhinitis (AR), pruritic bullous pemphigoid, latex allergy, peanut allergy, idiopathic anaphylaxis, hyper-IgE syndrome, chronic rhinosinusitis, interstitial cystitis, aspirin sensitivity, mastocytosis, eosinophilic gastroenteritis and atopic dermatitis. Most patients wit...