BACKGROUND Hepatic fibrosis is one of the main consequences of liver disease. Both fibrosis and steatosis may be seen in some patients with chronic hepatitis C and alcoholic liver disease (ALD). AIMS To quantitate fibrosis and steatosis by stereological and morphometric techniques in patients with chronic hepatitis C and compare the results with a control group of patients with ALD. In additi...

The transmission of, and screening for, HCV infection varies considerably throughout the world; differences between resource-poor and resource-rich countries are particularly pronounced. The perspective of this review, principally, is that of resource-rich countries. The UK, particularly Scotland, experience is drawn on.

background: the effect of il 28 b polymorphism on sustained virology response (svr) in patients with hepatitis c genotype 1 varies among races.â  multiple studies have shown that the svr is two or three times higher in patients with cc genotype compared to those with tt genotype. this study aims to assess the relationship between il 28 b polymorphism and svr in iranian patients. materials and m...

aim : this study compared pr and nb in predicting hcv patient costs. the objective of this study was to predict the direct cost of the hcv patient in iran. background : hepatitis c virus (hcv) is a common and expensive infectious disease in iran. cost associated with hcv and its complications has not been well characterized. analysis of cost data is important in providing consistent information...

The analysis of a problem state of chronic hepatitis C in children was conducted. Data on primary incidence of chronic hepatitis C at the children's population as on the territory of the Russian Federation, and abroad are submitted. Problems of diagnosis of a HCV infection are studied. The survey analysis of risk of contamination is carried out, possible ways of transfer are highlighted, featur...

    Abstract   Background: Hepatitis B virus infection is an important cause of liver morbidity and   mortality worldwide. HDV changes the natural course of HBV. The prevalence of HDV infection wasn’t determined in the various groups of HBV infection (carriers, acute hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and HCC) in Iran. We aimed to research the prevalence of hepatitis D virus infection in v...

The report on “Pityriasis rosea (PR) in chronic hepatitis C” is very interesting (1). Güner et al. (1) noted that this is “the first case of PR found in a patient with chronic hepatitis C while receiving Pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) alpha 2b and ribavirin.” In fact, the cause of the existence of PR in hepatitis C is an interesting issue. Recurrence of hepatitis C following existence of PR is ...