Occult hepatitis B virus infection and cryptogenic chronic hepatitis in an area with intermediate prevalence of HBV infection

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2006; 12(31): 5048-5050
Published online Aug 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i31.5048

Table 1 Demographic, biochemical and serological data and histological findings

Variable	Result
Sex (M/F)	69/35
Age (yr)	Mean: 34.8 ± 10.3, Min: 17, Max: 71
Mean AST nkat/L (± SD)¹	2312.1 (± 373.4)
Mean ALT nkat/L (± SD)¹	2525.5 (± 430.1)
Mean ALK Ph² nkat/L (± SD)³	6656.3 (± 943.5)
HCV Ab (+/-)	68/36
Serum HBV-DNA (+/-)	2/102
Mean grade of necro-inflammation (of 18) (± SD)	8.2 (± 3.4)
Mean stage of fibrosis (of 6) (± SD)	3.1 (± 1.7)

¹Normal < 667 nkat/L,

²Alk Ph means alkaline phosphatase,

³Normal: 1084-5251 nkat/L.

Citation: Kaviani MJ, Behbahani B, Mosallaii MJ, Sari-Aslani F, Taghavi SA. Occult hepatitis B virus infection and cryptogenic chronic hepatitis in an area with intermediate prevalence of HBV infection. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(31): 5048-5050
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i31/5048.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i31.5048