title: [Chronic hepatitis non-A, non-B hepatitis: a clinical and morphologic study].
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Coêlho
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Pessôa
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Carrilho
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Cançado
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Muszkat
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: da Fonseca
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Antonelli
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Gayotto
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000637:Transaminases
vernacular_title: Hepatite crônica não-A, não-B: estudo clínico e morfológico.