• Title/Summary/Keyword: 만성 C형 간염

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간염 virus(1)

  • 서진혜;박병채
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.2 no.3
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    • pp.163-173
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    • 1992
  • 간염바이러스들은 이들의 virology 및 임상적 특징들에 따라 A형, B형, C형, D형 및 E형으로 분류되며, A형 및 E형은 미개발국가들의 약년층에서 흔히 발생하는 급성간염의 원인으로 알려져 왔으나 만성간염 또는 간세포 암의 원인은 되지 않음으로 B형 및 C형에 비해 임상적인 의의는 적다. B형 바이러스는 급성간염 및 간세포 암의 가장 중요한 원인이며 전세계 인구 중에서 3억가량이 HBV에 감염되어 있고 이들의 75%가 아시아인인 것으로 밝혀져 있다. C형 바이러스는 최근에 비A형, 비B형 간염바이러스에 의한 간염의 중요한 원인으로 밝혀졌으며 구미 및 일본에서는 만성간염 및 간세포암의 가장 중요한 원인으로도 간주되고 있다. D형 간염바이러스는 지중해 연안국가, 북아프리카 및 중동국가들에서 HBV에 의해 이미 감염되어 있는 환자들을 침범함으로써 HBV에 의한 급성 및 만성간염을 악화시키나 HDV 단독으로는 간염의 원인이 될 수는 없다고 알려져 있다. 본지에서는 한국인에게서 임상적인 의의를 갖는 HBV에 대해 구체적으로 기술한다.

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건강검진 후(後) 건강수치 읽기 - 간염, 미리 예방하고 조기에 치료하자

  • Kim, Nam-Hui
    • 건강소식
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    • v.36 no.10
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    • pp.30-31
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    • 2012
  • 우리나라에서 만성 간질환으로 인한 사망자는 해마다 2만여 명에 가깝다. 이는 전체 사망자의 8.8%를 차지하는 것으로 단일 장기로 따지면 만성 간질환은 뇌혈관질환에 이어 사망 원인 2위다. 특히 40~50대 사망원인 중 3위를 차지한다고 한다. 간질환의 가장 큰 원인은 바이러스성 간염으로 B형 간염이 약 70%, C형 감염이 약 10~15%를 차지하고 있다.

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Oral Pigmentation Resulting from Pharmacological Treatment in Patient with Chronic Hepatitis C (만성 C형 간염의 약물 치료와 연관된 구강 내 색소 침착의 치험례)

  • Kim, Young Gun;Ahn, Hyung-Joon;Choi, Jong-Hoon;Kwon, Jeong-Seung
    • Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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    • v.37 no.4
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    • pp.189-193
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    • 2012
  • Oral pigmentation has numerous etiologies. It can be associated with congenital diseases and syndromes, certain acquired diseases, and systemic medications. Pigmented lesions caused by serious disease such as melanoma should be diagnosed correctly, because it would be fatal. For appropriate differential diagnosis, clinicians should know about the etiologies causing oral pigmentation and take patients history carefully. Biopsies would be necessary for histopathological findings. Close follow up for clinical symptoms are also necessary. In this case report, we presented a case of oral hyperpigmentation in Asian patient who was receiving pegylated interferon and ribavirin combination therapy for hepatitis C virus infection.

Effect of ${\alpha}$-Interferon Treatment on Serum ALT Levels in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C (만성 C형 간염에 대한 ${\alpha}$-interferon 치료 후 ALT치의 변화)

  • Lee, Heon-Ju
    • Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.190-196
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    • 1993
  • The prognosis of chronic hepatitis C is very variable. In some, the disease is progressive and cirrhosis can develop from chronic hepatitis C. Hepatitis C virus(HCV) may act as a trigger towards hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis. Interferon has been used for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in abroad, 16 patients with chronic C liver disease were treated with ${\alpha}$-interferon (alfa-2b; "Intron A" Schering Corp. Kenilworth. NJ). All patients were given ${\alpha}$-interferon in subcutaneous doses of 3 million units three times weekly for 1 to 9 months. During therapy, CBC and ALT levels were checked weakly to monthly. After therapy, patients were followed for 1 to 8 months. Among 16 patients treated with ${\alpha}$-interferon, progressive decrease of ALT levels was observed in 14(87.5%). In 11 patients(68.8%), ALT levels fell into the normal range during therapy, and in 9 of 11, within one month after therapy, 6 months after the completion of therapy in 4 of 9 patients(44.4%) whose ALT levels were in the normal range, ${\alpha}$-interferon seems to have effect in controlling disease activity in patients with chronic hepatitis C. But the changes in the usage of ${\alpha}$-interferon, dose and duration, long term follow up and more convenient and simple tests for HCV detection are recommended for the better effect and the exact evaluation on the effect of ${\alpha}$-interferon therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

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A Case of Chronic Hepatitis C Acquired through Ear Piercing and Acupuncture (침술과 피어싱으로 발생한 만성 C형 간염 1예)

  • Rim, Jee-Yeon;Moon, Kyung-Rye
    • Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.88-92
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    • 2009
  • Although transfusion of blood and plasma products are accepted as the principle means of transmission of HCV, other parenteral methods, such as acupuncture, tattooing needles, piercing, and surgery are possible methods of transmission of HCV. We managed a case of chronic hepatitis C acquired through ear piercing and acupuncture. A 10-year old girl presented with nausea, abdominal pain, and anorexia for 1 month. Her laboratory finding showed the following: AST/ALT, 865/1,290 IU/L; positive anti-HCV Ab; and HCV RNA. One year previously, she was treated with acupuncture for an ankle sprain and 2 years previously, she had her ears pierced. Laboratory findings of family members showed AST/ALT in the normal ranges, and negative anti-HCV Ab and HCV RNA. The pathologic findings of a liver biopsy revealed chronic hepatitis with mild lobular activity, moderate porto-periportal activity, and portal fibrosis. She was treated with pegylated interferon ${\alpha}$-2a and oral ribavirin for 6 months, after which the clinical symptoms and laboratory findings improved.

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특집 - 간수치가 높은 당뇨병환자의 관리법

  • Won, Gyu-Jang
    • The Monthly Diabetes
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    • s.220
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    • pp.10-11
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    • 2008
  • 당뇨병은 혈액 내 포도당 농도가 증가되어, 여러 장기에 합병증을 초래하여 사망률과 이환율을 증가시키고 삶의 질을 저하시키는 만성 대사 질환이다. 당뇨병과 간기능의 효소 수치를 높이는 질환들인 비알코올성 간질환, B형 및 C형 간염, 알코올성 간질환 등은 종종 병존하는 것으로 알려지고 있으나, 원인 및 임상적 의의에 대한 연구는 많지 않다.

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