Histological features of non-A, non-B hepatitis in hemodialysis patients.
In 12 hemodialysis (HD) patients with persistently raised serum alanine amino-transferase concentrations, 6 of which with anti-HCV antibodies, a liver biopsy was performed. The histological examination showed chronic persistent hepatitis or less significant changes in 11 patients and mild chronic active hepatitis in only 1. Non-A, non-B hepatitis seems to demonstrate in HD patients a low tendency to induce an active and progressive liver disease.
Gilli
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Divisione di Nefrologia, Arcispedale S. Anna, Università di Ferrara, Italy.
Cavazzini
L
L
Stabellini
N
N
Malacarne
F
F
Soffritti
S
S
Storari
A
A
D000368:Aged; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000635:transmission*; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D000410:Alanine Transaminase