Significance of the presence of Australia antigen in liver diseases seen in a department of internal medicine in Abidjan

The exact responsibility of the hepatitis B virus in hepatic diseases seen in Ivory Coast is difficult to specify for several reasons, particularly technical ones. Nevertheless, we have tried to determine the prevalence of the HB virus in hospital practice and in patients hospitalized for liver dise...

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Published in:	La semaine des hopitaux : organe fonde par l'Association d'enseignement medical des hopitaux de Paris Vol. 58; no. 46; p. 2702
Main Authors:	Soubeyrand, J, Ticolat, R, Leleu, J P, Condat, J M, Niamkey, E, Diallo, D, Manlan, K L, Ouattara, D, Beda, B Y
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	French
Published:	France 16-12-1982
Subjects:	Adult Cote d'Ivoire Female Hepatitis B - immunology Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - analysis Hepatitis B virus - pathogenicity Humans Liver Cirrhosis - immunology Liver Diseases - etiology Liver Diseases - immunology Liver Neoplasms - immunology Male Cote d'Ivoire
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Summary:	The exact responsibility of the hepatitis B virus in hepatic diseases seen in Ivory Coast is difficult to specify for several reasons, particularly technical ones. Nevertheless, we have tried to determine the prevalence of the HB virus in hospital practice and in patients hospitalized for liver diseases (viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, primary liver cancer). Comparison of the results to the prevalence of the virus in the ivorian population and statistical processing has led us to moderate the influence of HB virus in the different hepatic disorders. In primary liver cancer, the role of aflatoxine whose carcinogenic potential is now well established has not been disproved.