Search for dissertations about: "hepatitis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 186 swedish dissertations containing the word hepatitis.

2. 1. Autoimmune hepatitis : life, death and in-between

   Author : Åsa Danielsson Borssén; Mårten Werner; Soo Aleman; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; autoimmune hepatitis; autoimmune liver disease; hepatocellular carcinoma; surveillance; pregnancy; pregnancy outcome; cirrhosis; fibrosis; epidemiology; cause of death; medicin; Medicine;

   Abstract : Background Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic autoimmune liver disease that is overrepresented in women (75% of cases). Studies have described a 10-year survival after diagnosis near to that of the general population, but less is known about the long-term survival. READ MORE

4. 2. Autoimmune hepatitis in Sweden

   Author : Mårten Werner; Åke Danielsson; Ole Suhr; Per Stål; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Autoimmune hepatitis; epidemiology; cirrhosis; prognosis; thiopurines; pregnancy; breast feeding; relapse; hepatocellular cancer; lymphoma; Gastroenterology; Gastroenterologi; medicin; Medicine;

   Abstract : Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) was identified as an entity by the Swedish professor Jan Waldenström in the 1950s. It was then denoted lupoid hepatitis, characterized by liver inflammation and most often affecting young women. READ MORE

5. 3. Hepatitis C virus infection : a nationwide study of associated morbidity and mortality

   Author : Ann-Sofi Duberg; Erik Bäck; Karl Ekdahl; Rolf Hultcrantz; Anders Blaxhult; Johan Carlson; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : HCV; hepatitis C; epidemiology; non-Hodgkin s lymphoma; NHL; multiple myeloma; primary liver cancer; HCC; mortality; inpatient care; hospitalization; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Infektionssjukdomar; Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; Epidemiologi; Medicin; Medicine;

   Abstract : The hepatitis C virus (HCV) was characterised in 1989. HCV was transmitted through transfusion of blood/blood products, but injection drug use is now the most common route of transmission. READ MORE

6. 4. GB virus C/hepatitis G virus infection: clinical, histological and epidemiological aspects

   Author : Per Björkman; Enheten för infektionssjukdomar; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; endoscopy; nosocomial; sexual transmission; parenteral transmission; blood donor; ALT; liver disease; hepatitis; GBV-C HGV; HCV; Infections; Infektioner;

   Abstract : GBV-C/HGV is a blood-borne virus related to the hepatitis C virus. We studied GBV-C/HGV infection in different populations, its transmission, and its association with liver disease. GBV-C/HGV viraemia was detected by PCR in 19/576 blood donors. Donors with normal and elevated ALT levels had similar rates of viraemia (1. READ MORE

7. 5. Genomic and transcriptomic profiles in chronic hepatitis B infection

   Author : Johan Ringlander; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; hepatitis B virus; hepatitis delta virus; integration; deep sequencing; cirrhosis; HCC;

   Abstract : Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) affects >250 million people globally and is the most common cause of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver cirrhosis worldwide. Approximately one million deaths each year are attributed to HBV infection. The virus is adapted to the human host and has developed mechanisms to evade immunity. READ MORE