Annagiulia Gramenzi, Fabio Conti, F. Felline, C. Cursaro, A. Riili, M. Salerno, Stefano Gitto, L. Micco, Angelo Scuteri, Pietro Andreoné, Mauro Bernardi,
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been poorly investigated in the elderly. The aim of this study was to identify the age-specific characteristics of chronic hepatitis C by comparing patients > or =65 years with those or =65 years had advanced liver disease (liver cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma) compared with 26% younger patients (P < 0.0001). About half of the patients > or =65 years were not aware of their anti-HCV positive status, even if they tended to be more symptomatic than the younger ...
Tópico(s): Liver Disease and Transplantation
2009 - Wiley | Journal of Viral Hepatitis