title: [Value of puncture biopsy of the liver during diagnostic and follow-up examinations (clinical aspects, immunological markers, images) in chronic hepatitis].
abstract: Chronic hepatitis is defined as chronic liver disease of at least 6 months' duration. Liver biopsy is essential for diagnosis and allows classification into chronic persistent hepatitis and chronic active hepatitis. Chronic persistent hepatitis is associated with hepatitis B infection or with infection with the non A non B viruses. The prognosis is good and it requires no treatment. Autoimmune chronic active hepatitis presents a very active clinical, biochemical and immunological picture. Prednisolone therapy is of benefit in prolonging life. Steroid therapy is disappointing in hepatitis B related chronic active hepatitis. Superinfection with delta agent may affect HBsAg positive patients: it appears to cause activation of disease and progression towards cirrhosis. Hepatocarcinoma is another complication of chronic B infection. Chronic active non A non B hepatitis is diagnosed by elimination since there is no specific diagnostic test.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D005719:gamma-Globulins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D005719:gamma-Globulins
vernacular_title: La place de la ponction-biopsie du foie parmi les investigations (clinique, marqueurs immunologiques, imagerie) pour le diagnostic et la surveillance des hépatites chroniques.