Progression of hepatitis non-A, non-B to chronic active hepatitis: a histological follow-up of two cases.
Two patients with histologically verified acute hepatitis but without any serological evidence of hepatitis A or hepatitis B infection are described. In both cases the acute attack of hepatitis type 'non-A, non-B' progressed histologically and clinically to chronic active hepatitis within a two-year period. One of the patients died from liver insufficiency a year later, while the other is still alive after eight years of follow-up. The two cases illustrate that a progression of acute hepatitis 'non-A, non-B' to chronic liver disease may occur just as has been reported for hepatitis B infection.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors