The prevalence of hepatic granulomas in chronic hepatitis C

Ozaras, Reşat; tahan, veysel; Mert, Ali; Uraz, Suleyman; Kanat, Mustafa; Tabak, F; Avsar, Ömer; Ozbay, Gülşen; Celikel, CA; Tozun, Nurdan; Senturk, Hakan

doi:10.1097/00004836-200405000-00011

The prevalence of hepatic granulomas in chronic hepatitis C

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Ozaras R., tahan v., Mert A., Uraz S., Kanat M., Tabak F., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY, cilt.38, sa.5, ss.449-452, 2004 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 5
Basım Tarihi: 2004
Doi Numarası: 10.1097/00004836-200405000-00011
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.449-452
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: Hepatic granulomas are not usual findings in chronic hepatitis C. A few studies addressing the frequency of hepatic granulomas in chronic hepatitis C reported it as less than 10%. The presence of it has been suggested to predict a favorable response to interferon treatment. Also, case reports described the development of hepatic granulomas after interferon treatment. In this study, we aimed to detect the prevalence of hepatic granulomas in chronic hepatitis C and to identify the causes other than chronic hepatitis C, if present, to search whether there is an association between the presence of granuloma and response to interferon treatment and also to see whether interferon leads to the formation of hepatic granulomas.