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Budesonide in previously untreated autoimmune hepatitis

2005

Background: Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic liver disease that is effectively treated with immunosuppressive therapy. Predniso(lo)ne, often in combination with azathioprine, is the basic therapeutic option to induce remission. However, this regimen can cause numerous side effects. The aim of the present study was to evaluate budesonide as a treatment option in the induction of remission in patients with previously untreated AIH. Methods: Between October 1998 and August 1999, 12 patients were treated with 3 mg budesonide thrice daily for 3 months in this open one-arm multicenter phase IIa study. Primary end point was induction of remission indicated by a drop of aspartate aminotransf…

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and autoimmune liver diseases

1992

Anti-HCV tests were positive in 18–45% of sera from patients with autoimmune chronic active hepatitis. High gammaglobulin levels may result in false positive results, however, some sera show true positivity. PCR testing of such sera is necessary in order to determine whether HCV is directly involved in specific forms of the disease.

Autoimmune chronic active hepatitisbusiness.industryHepatitis C virusGamma globulinDiseaseExtrahepatic Cholestasismedicine.diseasemedicine.disease_causeVirologyPrimary biliary cirrhosismental disordersImmunologymedicinebusinessAutoimmune liver diseasepsychological phenomena and processes
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Oral lichen planus, hepatitis C virus, and HIV: no association in a cohort study from an area of high hepatitis C virus endemicity

2004

Abstract Objectives We sought to assess the age-specific prevalence of oral lichen planus (OLP) in Mediterranean patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) and to evaluate the features of OLP in relation to sex, smoking, HCV genotype, HIV-1 coinfection, and antiviral treatments. Methods In all, 178 anti-HCV-positive adults (60 women and 118 men; age range 20-66 years) recruited from two cohorts (104 HIV-negative patients and 74 patients with HIV coinfection) underwent oral examination. Results Overall prevalence of OLP was 2.8% (5 of 178) (male/female ratio 0.2; odds ratio=0.119; 95% confidence interval=0.013-1.106), only among HIV-negative participants, always in the reticular pattern, …

Liver CirrhosisMaleHepacivirusHIV Infectionsclinical-featureComorbidityHepacivirusmedicine.disease_causeCohort Studieschemistry.chemical_compoundPrevalenceMedicineExtrahepatic manifestationbiologySmokingvirus diseasesMiddle AgedHepatitis CCoinfectionFemalegeneral-populationmedicine.drugAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyGenotypeHepatitis C virushuman-immunodeficiency-viruDermatologyHCV hyperendemic areaAntiviral AgentsFlaviviridaeAge Distributionstomatognathic systemInternal medicineHumansInterferon alfaAgedbusiness.industryRibavirinChronic active hepatitiOdds ratiomedicine.diseasebiology.organism_classificationstomatognathic diseaseschemistrypositive patientsImmunologynegative patientliver-diseaseOral lichen planusinterferon therapybusinessLichen Planus Oral
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