Hyperparathyroidism in Patients with End-Stage Chronic Liver Disease (Clinical Observations) by A. A. Lavreniuk, A. N. Gorbacheva, E. E. Bibik, A. K. Eremkina, I. N. Tikhonov, N. G. Mokrysheva

“…In one patient with a long history of viral hepatitis C and cirrhosis, PHPT manifested with severe bone complications, including multiple vertebral compression fractures and a subsequent femoral neck fracture. …”
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Epidemiology of Liver Cancer in Europe by F Xavier Bosch, Josepa Ribes

“…Chronic infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the etiology of LC is well established. …”
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A True Aneurysm of the Zygomatic Orbital Artery: First Case Report in the Literature by Valentina Molinaro, Elisa Pagliasso, Gianfranco Varetto, Claudio Castagno, Lorenzo Gibello, Pietro Rispoli

“…Blood tests were negative for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C (HCV), and hepatitis B (HBV) markers. Aneurysmectomy under local anesthesia was performed. …”
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Transplantation and Pregnancy by Pinar Erkan Uc, Sermet Sagol

“…However, factors that may adversely affect pregnancy include the etiology of the disease requiring transplantation, chronic allograft dysfunction, renal failure, cardiopulmonary diseases, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and infections such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and Cytomegalovirus (CMV). Postponing pregnancy for at least 1 year after transplantation is very important to optimize pregnancy outcomes. …”
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Outcomes of Adult Liver Retransplantation: A Canadian National Database Analysis by Peter D. Yoon, Madhukar S. Patel, Carla F. Murillo Perez, Tommy Ivanics, Marco P.A.W. Claasen, Hala Muaddi, David Wallace, Bettina Hansen, Gonzalo Sapisochin

“…Autoimmune liver disease and hepatitis C virus (HCV) were the most common underlying diagnoses. …”
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Paradoxical and Retrograde Air Embolism from Pressurized Peripheral Bolus by Joshua Santucci, Naresh Mullaguri, Anusha Battineni, Raviteja R. Guddeti, Christopher R. Newey

“…Her medical history was significant for intravenous heroin and cocaine abuse, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus tricuspid valve infective endocarditis on vancomycin, patent foramen ovale, septic pulmonary embolism with cavitation, tracheostomy with chronic ventilator dependence, multifocal cerebral infarction, hepatitis C, nephrolithiasis, anxiety, and depression. …”
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The Role of Serum Cytokines in the Pathogenesis of Hepatic Osteodystrophy in Male Cirrhotic Patients by Ali Riza Soylu, Cengiz Tuglu, Ender Arikan, Tarkan Yetisyigit, Hakan Kunduracılar, Ibrahim Hakki Koker, Gulbin Unsal, Ahmet Huseyin Tezel, Hasan Umit, Sakir Berkarda

“…Matherial and Methods. 44 consecutive male cirrhotic patients (17 alcoholic, 20 hepatitis B, 7 hepatitis C), 15 age- and sex-matched chronic alcoholics without liver disease, and 17 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were included in the study during one year period. …”
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Prevalence and trends of transfusion transmissible infections among blood donors in Basra, Iraq by Khairallah A S Mohammed, Maha M Hameed, Abdullah H Mousa, Amar T Saleh

“…A total of 197 898 samples were collected and screened for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-hepatitis B core (HBc), anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) and syphilis immunologically.Results The prevalence rates of seropositive of viral hepatitis for the year 2019, 2020, 2021 were as following: hepatitis B virus (HBV) rates 1.54%, 1.45% and 1.14% with significant declined trend by 26%; anti-HCV rates were 0.14, 0.12 and 0.11% with significant declined trend by 21.4%; and the syphilis rates were 0.38, 0.47, 0.36 with marked declined trend 5.3%, respectively.Of those donors showed HBV positive, 2503 (1.26%) had positive anti-HBc results, while only 173 (0.0874) showed positive test results for both anti-HBc and HBsAg.Conclusion Prevalence rates of viral hepatitis and syphilis showed a steady decline between 2019 and 2021, and these rates were much lower in Basra than in other parts of Iraq and neighbouring countries. …”
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A Web-Based Platform to Collect Data from ESRD Patients Undergoing Dialysis: Methods and Preliminary Results from the Brazilian Dialysis Registry by Jocemir R. Lugon, Pedro A. Gordan, Fernando S. Thomé, Antonio A. Lopes, Yoshimi J. A. Watanabe, Carmen Tzanno, Ricardo C. Sesso

“…Seropositivity for hepatitis C, hepatitis B, and HIV was 2.7%, 1.1%, and 0.5%, respectively. …”
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Bortezomib, Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, and Etoposide in a Patient with HIV-Negative Relapsed Plasmablastic Lymphoma by Mehmet Akce, Elaine Chang, Mohammad Haeri, Mike Perez, Christie J. Finch, Mark M. Udden, Martha P. Mims

“…We present a case of a 53-year-old HIV-negative man with untreated hepatitis C viral infection who presented with abdominal pain and lymphadenopathy. …”
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Epidemiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Mimi C Yu, Jian-Min Yuan, Sugantha Govindarajan, Ronald K Ross

“…Chronic infection by the hepatitis C virus is another important risk factor for HCC in the United States; however, this virus is believed to play a relatively minor role in the development of HCC in Africa and Asia. …”
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Real impact of liver cirrhosis on the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in various liver diseases—meta‐analytic assessment by Kazuo Tarao, Akito Nozaki, Takaaki Ikeda, Akira Sato, Hirokazu Komatsu, Tatsuji Komatsu, Masataka Taguri, Katsuaki Tanaka

“…(a) hepatitis B virus liver disease: 0.37%→3.23% (8.73‐fold), (b) hepatitis C virus liver diseases: 0.68%→4.81% (7.07‐fold), (c) primary biliary cholangitis (0.26%→1.79%, 6.88‐fold), (d) autoimmune hepatitis (0.19%→0.53%, 2.79‐fold), and (e) NASH (0.03%→1.35%, 45.00‐fold). …”
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Analysis of the Serum Bile Acid Composition for Differential Diagnosis in Patients with Liver Disease by Tomonori Sugita, Katsushi Amano, Masanori Nakano, Noriko Masubuchi, Masahiro Sugihara, Tomokazu Matsuura

“…A total of 150 subjects, including patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) (n=44), hepatitis B virus (HBV) (n=23), alcoholic liver disease (ALD) (n=21), biliary tract disease (n=20), nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) (n=13), and other liver diseases (n=29), were recruited. …”
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Management of patients with dry eye syndrome with systemic autoimmune and infectious diseases by G.M. Chernakova, E.A. Kleshcheva

“…<br> <br> <b>Key words:</b> dry eye syndrome, systemic autoimmune diseases, human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, Epstein-Barr virus, antioxidant therapy, Artelac Splash, Artelac Balance.…”
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Insights into the binding selectivity of harzianoic acids A and B to tetraspanin CD81 by Gérard Vergoten, Christian Bailly

“…They display anticancer and antiviral effects, reducing the entry of hepatitis C virus (HCV) into hepatocarcinoma cells. …”
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Expression of Interferon Effector Gene SART1 Correlates with Interferon Treatment Response against Hepatitis B Infection by Yong Li, Chuanlong Zhu, Faxi Wang, Tiantian Zhu, Jun Li, Shufeng Liu, Fei Xiao

“…It has been recently reported that SART1 mediates antiviral effects of IFN-α in the hepatitis C virus (HCV) cell culture model. In this study, we investigated the role of SART1 in antiviral activity of IFN-α against hepatitis B virus (HBV) using blood and liver biopsy samples from chronic hepatitis B patients treated with pegylated IFN-α and HepG2 cells transfected with cloned HBV DNA. …”
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Acute hepatitis of non-specified etiology by Ye. V. Tsyganova, O. O. Znoyko, N. D. Yushchuk, K. R. Dudina, M. G. Isagulyants, N. V. Petrakova, T. V. Petrova, M. I. Mikhaylov

“…Thirty three patients with acute hepatitis C and 36 patients with acute hepatitis B made groups of comparison, control group included 15 healthy persons. …”
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Evolution and importance of Molecular Microbiology in the Laboratory of the Provincial Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology by María de Lourdes Sánchez Alvarez, Rafael Abreu Duarte, Edenis García Alvarez, Adrian Fernández García, Ermis Alexander González Martínez, Maidelys Mendoza Acosta

“…The laboratory became relevant due to the arrival of the 2019 new coronavirus pandemic: 511,225 nasopharyngeal exudate samples and 14,568 determinations were processed for the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency viruses, hepatitis C and B, and human papilloma carried out on the COBAS 4800® platform. …”
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Relationship between Serum Ferritin Levels and Sarcopenia in Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia Patient by Rendra Prasetya Saefudin, Siprianus Ugroseno Yudho Bintoro, Sony Wibisono Mudjanarko, Merlyna Savitri, Lukita Pradhevi, Agustinus Vincent, Michael Austin Pradipta Lusida, Kartika Afrida Fauzia

“…Patients with a Karnofsky score ≤90, who had liver cirrhosis and a history of alcoholism, malignancy, acute infection, HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, obesity, and stroke were excluded. …”
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Liver Dysfunction Associated with Intravenous Methylprednisolone Pulse Therapy in Patients with Graves’ Orbitopathy by Hiroyuki Eguchi, Junichi Tani, Saori Hirao, Munehisa Tsuruta, Ichiro Tokubuchi, Kentaro Yamada, Masataka Kasaoka, Yasuo Teshima, Tatsuyuki Kakuma, Yuji Hiromatsu

“…Preexistent viral hepatitis was significantly associated with liver dysfunction (65% in patients positive for hepatitis B core antibody and patients positive for hepatitis C virus antibodies). Our study confirmed the association of liver dysfunction with IVMP during and after treatment. …”
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