Co-infections HIV and microbacteriums causing hepatitis
- Author:
Nguyen Huu Chi
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hepatitis, HIV
- MeSH:
HIV;
Hepatitis;
Mycobacterium Infections
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2003;458(8):55-58
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Study 120 intravenous drug users admitted liver disease clinic and HIV clinic from April to July 2002, the results showed that reasons of 14.2% were routine examinations, the rest were fever, HIV-related conditions or symptoms of liver diseases or gastrointestinal diseases. 57% patients had transaminase level of >100 IU/l. Severe hepatocellular necrosis was remarkable in patients went to liver disease clinic. Important co-infection in 54 patients went to liver disease clinic was HIV-HBV-HVC. Intravenous drug users can be co-infected with many different viruses with severe hepatocellular necrosis, so they need appropriate treatments
