World Journal of Gastroenterology
The prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in inflammatory bowel disease patients
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, September 29th, 2008
Patients with IBD have high risk of infection by hepatitis viruses B or C because during the course of their disease, they need blood transfusions, and sometimes surgical and endoscopic procedures for diagnosis and treatment. It is important to alert health professionals about prevention and early diagnosis of HBV infection because the steroids and immunosuppressant drugs used in IBD treatment worsen the HBV liver disease. Few studies exist to verify if these drugs influence HBV infection in IBD patients.
A research article to be published on 28 May 2008, in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question. The research team led by Prof. Yolanda Faia...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2008-09-29)
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