Silybin/Silymarin treatment in chronic hepatitis C

IL28B polymorphisms predict the response to chronic hepatitis C virus infection treatment in a Mexican population

Introduction. The treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 with ribavirin (RBV) and pegylated-interferon alpha (peg-IFNα) provides a low-level sustained virological response (SVR). Single nucleotide polymorphisms...

Multinodular fatty liver after herpes-zoster vaccine: Case report and review of the literature

Multinodular fatty liver (MNFL) is a pattern of fatty infiltration of the liver characterized by multiple well-circumscribed nodules on hepatic imaging, often raising the concern of metastatic malignancy. Here we describ...

A Dynamic Model for Predicting Outcome in Patients with HBV Related Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure

Introduction and aim. Accurately predicting the prognosis of individual patient is crucial in the management of ACLF. We aimed to establish a specific prognostic model for HBV-related ACLF patients treated with nucleosid...

Occult Hepatitis C Infection Among Hemodialysis Patients: A Prevalence Study

Introduction and aim. Occult hepatitis C infection (OHCI) is the presence of HCV-RNA in the liver or peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) accompanying with negative serologic results. The aim of this study was to ev...