[Chronic hepatitis non-A, non-B hepatitis: a clinical and morphologic study].
Few data on chronic non-A, non-B hepatitis (NANB-CH) have been published so far in our country. We have studied 85 patients classified into four groups: I. post-transfusional (PT), 35 patients (41.2%); II. risk group (GR), including health professionals and drug addicts, 11 (12.9%); III. sporadic with a well defined beginning (EBD), 19 (22.4%) and IV. sporadic with ill-defined beginning (END), 20 (23.5%). The mean age in group I was significantly higher than in groups II and III. A polyphasic pattern of serum aminotransferases and severe histological forms were observed in all groups. It is concluded that the way of infection has probably no prognostic importance.
da Silva
L C
LC
Coêlho
M E
ME
Pessôa
M G
MG
Carrilho
F J
FJ
Cançado
E L
EL
Muszkat
R M
RM
da Fonseca
L E
LE
Antonelli
R
R
Alves
V A
VA
Gayotto
L C
LC
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000201:enzymology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000201:enzymology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D000637:Transaminases / Q000097:blood
D000637:Transaminases
Hepatite crônica não-A, não-B: estudo clínico e morfológico.