Chronic HBV with pregnancy: Reactivation flare causing fulminant hepatic failure

Chronic HBV infection is a dynamic state of interaction between HBV, hepatocytes, and the immune system of the host. A series of reactivation flares and remissions may occur due to multiple causes. Among them, spontaneou...

Hispanic ethnicity is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients with alcoholic liver disease

New Onset Diabetes and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease after Liver Transplantation

Background & Aims. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an emerging cause of graft dysfunction after liver transplantation (LT) frequently related to the development of new onset diabetes after LT (NODAT). This s...

G308A polymorphism of TNF-alpha gene is associated with insulin resistance and histological changes in non alcoholic fatty liver disease patien

Some studies have pointed to a role of TNF-alpha in pathogenesis of non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The aim of our study was to investigate the influence of G308A polymorphism TNF alpha gene on the histologica...

Management of hepatitis C virus infection in childhood

Infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a worldwide health problem with more than 170 million infected individuals. In children, since 1992 almost all infections occurred through vertical transmission from an infected...