Hepatitis B and Delta : clinical aspects of patients in the Brazilian Western Amazonia

OBJECTIVE: to analyze clinical, serological, biochemical and hematological aspects in patients infected with the hepatitis B (HBV) and Delta (HDV) viruses.

METHOD: cross-sectional, descriptive and retrospective study, performed with patients chronically infected with HBV and superinfected with HDV.

RESULTS: among the 112 patients selected, 74% were monoinfected with HBV (Group HBV) and 26% were superinfected with HDV (Group HBV+HDV). There was no difference in gender distribution. The average age was 36 years with standard deviation of ±12 years. The symptoms and signs presented a higher proportion in Group HBV+HDV (p=0.001). In both groups, most patients had non-reactive AgHBe. The records of biochemical and hematologic changes showed highest proportion in Group VHB+VHD Group (p<0.05).

CONCLUSION: the study found that patients were in clinical stages of the disease different from those in the initial examination for monitoring their chronic condition. The clinical profile suggests greater severity of liver disease among the patients superinfected with HDV.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:72

Enthalten in:

Revista brasileira de enfermagem - 72(2019), 5 vom: 16. Sept., Seite 1265-1270

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Oliveira, Marcelo Siqueira de [VerfasserIn]
Silva, Romeu Paulo Martins [VerfasserIn]
Valle, Suiane da Costa Negreiros do [VerfasserIn]
Souza, Rodrigo Medeiros de [VerfasserIn]
Figueiredo, Elisabeth Níglio de [VerfasserIn]
Taminato, Mônica [VerfasserIn]
Fram, Dayana Souza [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 23.03.2020

Date Revised 23.03.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0100

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM301399107