title: [Significance of the presence of Australia antigen in liver diseases seen in a department of internal medicine in Abidjan].
abstract: The exact responsibility of the hepatitis B virus in hepatic diseases seen in Ivory Coast is difficult to specify for several reasons, particularly technical ones. Nevertheless, we have tried to determine the prevalence of the HB virus in hospital practice and in patients hospitalized for liver diseases (viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, primary liver cancer). Comparison of the results to the prevalence of the virus in the ivorian population and statistical processing has led us to moderate the influence of HB virus in the different hepatic disorders. In primary liver cancer, the role of aflatoxine whose carcinogenic potential is now well established has not been disproved.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000276:immunology; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000276:immunology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
vernacular_title: Réflexions sur la signification de la présence de l'antigène Australia dans les hépatopathies observées dans un service de médecine interne à Abidjan.