HCV infection and chronic active hepatitis in alcoholics.
Histological signs of chronic active hepatitis were found in 11/41 (27%) patients with chronic alcoholic liver disease. All these 11 patients tested positive for antibodies to HCV and no other causes of chronic hepatitis were found.
Brillanti
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Istituto di Clinica Medica e Gastroenterologia, University of Bologna, Italy.
Masci
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Siringo
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Di Febo
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Miglioli
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Barbara
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D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies