Benítez, Carlos;
Zúñiga, Pamela;
Kramer, Felipe;
Valladares, Ximena;
Rojas, Patricio;
Pimentel, Eduardo;
Gómez, Fernando;
Cancino, Alejandra;
Briceño, Eduardo;
Guerra, Juan Francisco;
Martínez, Jorge.
Due to blood derivative requirements, many patients with hemophilia were exposed to Hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) before the availability of HCV testing. We report a 46-year-old male with Hemophilia A with a hepatitis virus C infection since 2004 causing a cirrhosis. Due to a hepatopulmonary syndrome...
ABSTRACT This review aims to caution ophthalmologists about the ocular consequences leading to the diagnosis of hepatitis C virus infection. In addition, in this context, the effects of old and new drugs are discussed in the ophthalmological setting. The importance of early diagnosis and the curative tre...
El hidrotórax hepático (HH) se define como un derrame pleural mayor de 500 ml en pacientes con cirrosis e hipertensión portal. Representa una complicación infrecuente por lo general asociada con ascitis y su origen se relaciona con el paso de líquido ascítico a través de pequeños defectos en el d...
Hidrotórax/terapia,
Ascitis/terapia,
Tubos Torácicos,
Terapia Combinada,
Tratamiento Conservador,
Diuréticos/uso terapéutico,
Hepatitis C/complicaciones,
Hidrotórax/etiología,
Hidrotórax/cirugía,
Hipertensión Portal/complicaciones,
Cirrosis Hepática/complicaciones,
Trasplante de Hígado,
Síndrome Metabólico/complicaciones,
Derrame Pleural/terapia,
Pleurodesia,
Derivación Portosistémica Intrahepática Transyugular,
Toracocentesis
Abstract INTRODUCTION Rheumatological findings and rheumatic diseases may be associated with hepatitis virus infection. This study assessed the frequency of these manifestations in a reference unit in Acre, Brazil. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study with a convenience sample of patients having ...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have identical transmission routes, explaining the high prevalence of coinfections. The main aim of this study was to detect fluctuations in serological HCV levels in HIV patients. METHODS: We analyzed samples of 14...
Recuento de Linfocito CD4,
Coinfección,
Genotipo,
Infecciones por VIH/complicaciones,
Hepacivirus/genética,
Hepacivirus/inmunología,
Hepatitis C/diagnóstico,
Anticuerpos contra la Hepatitis C/sangre,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
ARN Viral/sangre,
Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa,
Carga Viral,
Hepatitis C/complicaciones
At the 67° World Health Assembly (WHA67.6), member states are encouraged to undertake measures
to ensure and strengthen surveillance, prevention, access to treatment and control of viral hepatitis in all
countries. In this context- and although in Chile hepatitis C is considered a low endemic pathology-...
Las poliartritis agudas son cuadros de menos seis semanas de duración, cuyas causas pueden o no ser infecciosas. Entre las primeras, destacan las virales, con gran varie-dad de agentes causales. Entre ellos se distinguen por su frecuencia: virus hepatitis B,virus hepatitis C, parvovirus B19, virus ...
Abstract Introduction Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is related with several liver diseases such as cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinomas, leading to more than 0.5 million deaths every year and to a great global burden. It is known that injection drug users show a high prevalence of HCV infection, ...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) gastric infection is a main cause of inflammatory changes and gastric cancers. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was finding the effects of curcumin on oxidative stress and histological changes in chronic gastritis associated with H. pylori. METHODS ...
Alcoholismo/complicaciones,
Antivirales/uso terapéutico,
Estudios Transversales,
Hepatitis C/complicaciones,
Hepatitis C/tratamiento farmacológico,
Interferón alfa-2,
Interferón-alfa/uso terapéutico,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Proteínas Recombinantes/uso terapéutico,
Ribavirina/uso terapéutico,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Privación de Tratamiento
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Recent studies have questioned the recommendation of abstinence from alcohol for at least 6 months for alcoholic patients to be treated for hepatitis C. OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to assess the impact of alcohol consumption among patients undergoing hepatitis C treatment. ...
Alcoholismo/complicaciones,
Antivirales/uso terapéutico,
Estudios Transversales,
Hepatitis C/complicaciones,
Hepatitis C/tratamiento farmacológico,
Interferón alfa-2,
Interferón-alfa/uso terapéutico,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Proteínas Recombinantes/uso terapéutico,
Ribavirina/uso terapéutico,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Privación de Tratamiento
