Abstract
We have analyzed the frequency of chronicity and its distribution according to epidemiologic background following acute non-A, non-B hepatitis. Eighteen of 45 cases (40%) developed chronic liver disease. The incidence of chronicity was significantly higher following transfusion and among drug addicts (54% and 58%) than among patients without obvious source of infection (20%). Chronic active hepatitis developed in 4 of 13 patients (31%) with posttransfusion hepatitis. This lesion was not observed among the addicts or the patients without obvious source for the acute hepatitis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1200-1202 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Gastroenterology |
Volume | 77 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1979 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hepatology
- Gastroenterology