title: [Liver changes in people of conscription age--"carriers" of hepatitis B and C viruses].
abstract: 89 liver needle biopsies from young persons--HBV and HCV carriers--were studied histologically, immunohistochemically, morphometrically and electron microscopically. Groups with compensatory-adaptive and degenerative liver lesions, those with mild manifestations of a chronic virus infection, and those with chronic hepatitis of minimal and weak activity were identified. Latent chronic hepatitis is found in 68.5% of HBV and HCV carriers. Morphological picture of HCV infection is more pronounced as compared to that of HBV infection. The role of eosinophils in the development of hepatitis B and C forms lacking clinical symptoms is demonstrated.
authors: Military Medical Academy, St. Petersburg.
authors: S A
authors: SA
authors: Povzun
authors: V S
authors: VS
authors: Chirskiĭ
authors: K V
authors: KV
authors: Zhdanov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002353:Carrier State; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000473:pathology*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male