Liver Biopsy Findings for HIV‐Infected Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C and Persistently Normal Levels of Alanine Aminotransferase | Zendy

Matilde SánchezConde | Zendy; Juan Berenguer | Zendy; Pilar Miralles | Zendy; Federico Castillo Álvarez | Zendy; Juan Carlos López | Zendy; Jaime Cosín | Zendy; C. E. Pilars de Pilar | Zendy; Margarita Ramírez | Zendy; Isabel Gutiérrez | Zendy; Emilio Álvarez | Zendy

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Liver Biopsy Findings for HIV‐Infected Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C and Persistently Normal Levels of Alanine Aminotransferase

Author(s) -

Matilde SánchezConde,

Juan Berenguer,

Pilar Miralles,

Federico Castillo Álvarez,

Juan Carlos López,

Jaime Cosín,

C. E. Pilars de Pilar,

Margarita Ramírez,

Isabel Gutiérrez,

Emilio Álvarez

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/506440

Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , liver biopsy , alanine aminotransferase , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis c , liver disease , alanine transaminase , fibrosis , stage (stratigraphy) , clinical significance , viral load , biopsy , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virus , paleontology , biology

Severe liver fibrosis is common in patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) who have a high alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level. However, little is known about the frequency, liver biopsy findings, and significance of a persistently normal ALT level in coinfected patients.

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