Many different viruses have been implicated in causing myocarditis, including hepatitis C virus.1 We had a case of hepatitis A infection complicated by myocarditis, which made this patient sick and prolonged his recovery period. His serology was positive for hepatitis A but no biopsy or viral isolation was done. As no other cause for myocarditis was evident, hepatitis A virus was presumed to be...

The known genetic diversity of the hepaciviruses and pegiviruses has increased greatly in recent years through the discovery of viruses related to hepatitis C virus and human pegivirus in bats, bovines, equines, primates, and rodents. Analysis of these new species is important for research into animal models of hepatitis C virus infection and into the zoonotic origins of human viruses. Here, we...

BACKGROUND Transient bone marrow suppression, characterized by acute inability of the bone marrow to produce circulating blood cells, may strongly relate to the pathogenesis of some viral infections. OBJECTIVE To study the prevalence of some DNA and RNA viruses in patients with transient bone marrow suppression. METHODS EDTA-treated blood samples were collected from 27 patients with clinica...

Hepatitis B viruses of humans, woodchucks, ground squirrels, and ducks are similar biochemically but differ with respect to host range and pathogenicity. To pursue the genetic basis of these properties in the absence of a cell culture system for virus growth, we exploited the demonstrated infectivity of cloned hepatitis B virus DNA in whole animals. We constructed several recombinant molecules ...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for approximately 80% of liver cancers, the third most frequent cause of cancer mortality. The most prevalent risk factors for HCC are infections by hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus. Findings suggest that hepatitis virus-related HCC might be a cancer in which LINE-1 retrotransposon, often termed L1, activity plays a potential role. Firstly, hepatitis viru...

Hepatotropic viral infections are frequent in allograft recipients and may be caused by a number of different viruses. Of these, the most important infectious agents are hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV), which can cause both acute and chronic hepatitis. In addition, Hepatitis E virus (HEV), thought previously to only cause acute hepatitis in the developing world, is emerging ...

Experiments with volunteers have established the viral etiology of human hepatitis. Several species of animals are susceptible to hepatitis caused by viruses which appear to differ from each other and from the virus or viruses infecting man. Horses (1--4) may develop hepatitis following the inoculation of homologous serum. Swine (5, 6), dogs (7, 8), and birds (9) are all susceptible to epizooti...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Chemotherapy can cause hepatitis flare-up through viral reactivation in patients who have had contact with hepatitis viruses. Few data are available on the genotype of the reactivated viruses. DESIGN AND METHODS In 40 consecutive adult patients with indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) receiving fludarabine-based front-line chemotherapy, we performed a prospective s...

Introduction and Aim: Kyrgyzstan is one of the most focused countries in WHO European Region for acute viral hepatitis. The objective this study to evaluate etiology, clinical laboratory characteristics, outcomes patients with Materials Methods: This a prospective conducted on 122 hepatitis at our hospital from March 2017 June 2020. diagnosis was based standard case definition: sudden onset sym...