Diagnosis and treatment of chronic hepatitis

The authors review twelve cases of chronic hepatitis seen at the IMSS hospital in Puebla in a span of three years. They analyze and compare clinical, laboratory and biopsy data with special emphasis on the microscopic evolution of the disease and the response to different therapeutic regimes. Gamma-...

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Published inRevista de gastroenterología de México Vol. 40; no. 5; pp. 269 - 274
Main Authors Monterrubio Saenz, D, Pérez-Martin, M A, Mendoza-Rivera, L, Camacho-Gómez Daza, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Mexico 01.09.1975
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Chronic Disease
Female
Hepatitis - diagnosis
Hepatitis - drug therapy
Hepatitis - immunology
Humans
Liver - pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Prednisone - therapeutic use
Radioimmunoassay
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Summary:The authors review twelve cases of chronic hepatitis seen at the IMSS hospital in Puebla in a span of three years. They analyze and compare clinical, laboratory and biopsy data with special emphasis on the microscopic evolution of the disease and the response to different therapeutic regimes. Gamma-globulins were elevated in 80% and hepatitis B antigen in 50%. RIA is more sensitive than contra-immune electrophoresis. In six cases the diagnosis was of active chronic hepatitis and two of these developed towards cirrhosis; one became chronic persistent hepatitis and the other three are stationary and well controlled with prednisone. One patient died with a clinical picture of portal-systemic encephalitis. The six cases of persistent chronic hepatitis evolved towards a spontaneous cure.
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ISSN:0375-0906