â  â  hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) is a major worldwide public health concern. despite recent advances, there has been little success in improving the survival of hcc patients. due to advances in diagnostic modalities and the increasing incidence of chronic viral hepatitis and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld), both of which are well known risk factors of hcc, the prevalence of hcc is ...

Background: Serial measurement of  hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA levels in the liver and its relation with liver damage and serum HBV DNA levels are guide to begin and/or end a treatment course. This study evaluated the relationship between liver hepatitis B DNA viral load with liver histology in patients with chronic hepatitis B (HBV). Methods:  Thirty patients with chronic anti-Hbe positive ...

conclusions there are few studies on the prevalence of viral hepatitis in the general population of iran. most of the reports are from specific groups of patients. further epidemiologic studies on the general population of iran are recommended to discover the real burden of viral hepatitis. context viral hepatitis is still considered as a major health concern. defining the extent of the burden ...

800x600 background : hepatitis b and c infections have remained major global health burdens during the most recent century. the viral agents responsible for these diseases share common modes of transmission with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) such as needle-sharing in iv drug abusers. coinfection of hepatitis b or c with hiv increases the rate of progression of chronic liver disease. given ...

conclusions more than 40% of the hemophilic patients under 20 years of age in the present study had no immunity against hepatitis a, and 23% of hepatitis c patients had not had a hepatitis a co-infection yet. since hepatitis a can show a fulminant course in hepatitis c patients, vaccination against hepatitis a seems necessary in hemophilic patients in the region. background hemophilic patients ...

elevated serum level of bilirubin is a common manifestation which is occurred in several diseases. hyperbilirubinemia can manifest either conjugated or unconjugated. conjugated or direct hyperbilirubinemia usually are caused by hepatocellular diseases or cholestatic liver diseases. merely conjugated hyperbilirubinemia is the main manifestation of two congenital syndromes, including dubin-johnso...

conclusions it is concluded that most hbeag negative hepatitis b patients with serum hbv dna level of 2000-20000 iu/ml, persistent normal alt concentration, and no or mild liver damage on biopsy can be clinically managed as hbv inactive carriers. results two hundred forty-three hbeag negative hepatitis b patients were stratified into three groups based on to their hbv dna level including group ...

viral hepatitis, as an international public health concern, seriously affects communities and health system. in recent years, great strides have been taken for development of new potential tools against viral hepatitis. among these efforts, a valuable strategy introduced new molecules called “aptamers”. aptamers as potential alternatives for antibodies could be directed against any protein in i...