title: [Characteristics of chronic viral hepatitis B in children of various ages].
abstract: A long-term follow-up of children with high degree activity chronic viral hepatitis B (CVH B) permitted establishing certain age-associated differences in the time-related course of the pathological process. In children aged 1 year, in spite of a continuing increase in the size of the liver, the degree of certain clinical manifestations of the disease tends to be lower as days pass by, the rate being not high. Enlargement of the liver sizes, going on and on, and an appreciable degree of meteorism are regarded as a cause of a considerable increase in the belly's mass. Rare development of hemorrhagic phenomena is worthy of mention. In children 1 year old and in those less than three years of age, in spite of instability of a number of clinical manifestations, CVH B runs more often than not progredient course and is associated with a relatively favourable prognosis. There is an age-related increase in the frequency of the wave-like course of the disease, which fact is probably a cause of acceleration of both time of formation of hepatic cirrhosis and recovery from the illness. The above features of CVH B course in different age groups of children are to be taken account of in deciding between treatment alternatives.
authors.forename: F I
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Inoiatova
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Kadyrov
authors.forename: Sh U
authors.initials: ShU
authors.lastname: Abdumadzhidova
authors.forename: G Z
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Inogamova
authors.forename: A Kh
authors.initials: AKh
authors.lastname: Akhmedova
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Valieva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant
vernacular_title: Osobennosti techeniia khronicheskogo gepatita B u deteĭ razlichnogo vozrasta.