[Liver histology in chronic hemodialysis patients infected with hepatitis C virus]. / Histología hepática en pacientes hemodializados crónicos infectados con el virus de la hepatitis C.
Medicina (B Aires)
; 57(5): 541-5, 1997.
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Liver biopsies were analyzed in 21 patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) who tested positive for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), using Elisa II and/ or PCR. The study included 14 men and 7 women, the average age being 41 years old (range: 20-65). The average span of time under dialysis was 64 months (range: 12-192). Hbs ag. was positive in six patients. Patients underwent biopsy for showing persistent rise of transaminase for more than 6 months. The modified Knodell Index was used to grade hepatic lesions. All biopsies showed chronic hepatitis, of which 2 were associated with cirrhosis. Eight patients were infected with mild chronic hepatitis, ten were infected with moderate chronic hepatitis, and only three patients had a severe lesion. Fibrosis was mild in 13 cases, moderate in 6, and 2 had cirrhosis. Chronic Hepatitis C characteristic lesions analysis showed lymphoid nodules in 6 cases (29%), ductal epithelium lesions in 7 (33%), and steatosis in 7 (33%). Chronic HCV infection in our patients seems to have histologic characteristics similar to those reported in HCV positive non CRF patients.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Diálise Renal
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Hepatite C
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Falência Renal Crônica
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Fígado
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Medicina (B Aires)
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina
País de publicação:
Argentina