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Liver transplantation in a patient with hepatitis B, C and D coinfection associ...
Dantas,Lucas Carvalho; Genzini,Tércio; Miranda,Marcelo Perosa de; Santos,Regina Gomes dos; Siqueira,Nilton Ghiotti de; Weirich,JudithCONTEXT: Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is the treatment of choice for end-stage liver disease. Cirrhosis due to hepatitis C infection is the leading indication for liver transplantation worldwide. However, patients who are given transplants because of viral liver diseases often present clinical coinfections, including hepatitis B together with hepatitis D. Currently, different strategies exist for pati...
Weight-based combination therapy with peginterferon alpha-2b and ribavirin for ...
Gonçales Jr.,Fernando Lopes; Vigani,Aline; Gonçales,Neiva; Barone,Antonio Alci; Araújo,Evaldo; Focaccia,Roberto; Oliveira,UmbelianaCombination therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin is considered the new standard therapy for naïve patients with chronic hepatitis C. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of treatment with weight-based peginterferon alpha-2b (1.5 mg/kg per week) plus ribavirin (800-1,200 mg/day) for 48 weeks in naïve, relapser and non-responder (to previous treatment with interferon plus ribavirin) patients with chron...
Hidatidose policística: relato de dois casos procedentes de Sena Madureira, Acr...
Pastore,Ricardo; Vitali,Lúcia H.; Weirich,Judith; Tojal,Anna C.; Macedo,Vanize de Oliveira; Prata,AluízioDois casos de hidatidose policística (HP) são relatados, oriundos do mesmo município da região amazônica brasileira (Sena Madureira, Acre). Ambos tiveram a mesma apresentação e evolução clínica ao longo de dois anos de acompanhamento. Inicialmente os pacientes queixaram-se de dor abdominal no andar superior ou no hipocôndrio direito e apresentaram icterícia obstrutiva, febre, aumento de volume abdominal e emagr...