Although vaccination has been successful in preventing new infections, there are still 350 million individuals, or approx 5% of the world's population, with chronic hepatitis B virus infection (1) . These individuals are at risk of developing liver cirrhosis, liver failure, and hepatocellular ...
Chronic hepatitis B can lead to: Cirrhosis.This is when scar tissue replaces your healthy liver tissue. This can make it harder for the liver to do its job and can eventually lead to liver failure. Liver cancer.The leading cause of liver cancer is chronic hepatitis B, and liver cancer is...
Hepatitis B or hepatitis C.Medicines for these diseases can prevent further damage to your liver. Other conditions that can lead to cirrhosis include: Cystic fibrosis Diseases that make it hard for your body to process sugars Too much iron buildup in your body ...
Cirrhosis of the liver is progressive and chronic scarring of the liver, caused by hepatitis infection, alcoholism, or other factors. Learn about symptoms and life expectancy.
Background Antiviral therapy can lead to regression of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B(CHB),but it has a limited effect on cirrhosis.Chinese medicines(CMs),particularly Fuzheng Huayu Tablet(扶正化瘀片,FZHY),have an antifibrotic effect in patients with CHB.Objective To observe the safety and effica...
- 《Journal of Hepatology the Journal of the European Association for the Study of the Liver》 被引量: 0发表: 2010年 Entecavir for treatment of chronic hepatitis B: A clinical update for the treatment of patients with decompensated cirrhosis The introduction of nucleos(t)ide analogues for the...
No studies evaluate the advantages of hepatitis B treatment in the elderly, and therefore decisions must be made on an individual basis. Patients who have chronic hepatitis B are at higher risk for developing hepatocellular carcinoma, even without the presence of cirrhosis, and should be ...
Antiviral therapy of hepatitis B virus infection: Blocking viral gene expression Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major cause of chronic viral hepatitis and liver cirrhosis worldwide. HBV has been characterized in great detail and... HE Blum,FV Weizsäcker,S Wieland,... - 《Advanced ...
Hepatitis B and C amongst the OPD patients Seeking Dental Treatment at Khyber College of Dentistry Peshawar These viruses are the main cause of severe liver disease as well as Hepatocellular carcinoma and liver cirrhosis. Hepatitis B is preventable through ... W Khan,R Khan,A Ullah,... - 《...
The liver has an incredible ability to heal itself, but long-term inflammation caused by HBV can result in permanent damage. Scarring of the liver is calledcirrhosis, a condition traditionally associated withalcoholismbut one that is also caused by chronic active hepatitis B infection as well as...