History Of Hepatitis

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Natural History of Hepatitis C

Acute infection (0-6 months) Chronic infection (6+ months) End stage liver disease Factors that accelerate hepatitis C progression Hepatitis C and your liver What does your liver do? How does hepatitis C damage your liver? ... Read more »

Hepatitis B: The Other Hepatitis Virus

In recent years, a lot has been written about hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in people who also have HIV (co-infection). HCV is a significant problem for many people with HIV, but it isn't the only virus that can cause hepatitis (inflammation of... Read more »

Update on Management of the HIV/Hepatitis B- or HIV/Hepatitis C-Coinfected Patient

Table of Contents Introduction HIV/HCV Coinfection HIV/HBV Coinfection New Data From the Literature Conclusion References Introduction Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) constitutes two of the... Read more »

Ask the Experts

Hep B History

Hi Good DaySince 1992, I was first tested for Hep B. This year 2005, my doctor advices me to have a HBV DNA. The result for Hybrid II is <140,000 copies/ml (not detectable within range). For almost 13 years, why it is the virus is not high which...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

I assume you are saying that you are a chronic carrier of hepatitis B but have no detectable virus with elevated liver function tests. Therefore your disease may be inactive.There are other possible reasons for your abnormal liver function tests.... Read more »

Nevirapine with HCV History

Due to development of sensitive (painful)pronounced gynecomastia caused by efavirenz (taken in conjunction with abacavir & stavudine), we have opted to modify my protocol by replacing the efavirenz with nevirapine. I have a history of HCV...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

The switch you are contemplating is safe as long as your CD4 count is below 400 (if you are male) or 250 (if you are female). Below those levels, the risk of severe hepatic toxicity associated with nevirapine is extremely low. The HCV infection... Read more »

Nevirapine with HCV History

due to development of sensitive (painful)pronounced gynecomastia caused by efavirenz (taken in conjunction with abacavir & stavudine), we have opted to modify my protocol by replacing the efavirenz with nevirapine. i have a history of hcv...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

I have been able to use nevirapine (switching from Sustiva) in some of my patients with hepatitis C. I follow lvier enzymes and clinical status more closely than usual during the first 0-12 weeks until I am reassured that things are going well. I... Read more »

treatment with history of pancreatitis

I have a history of pancreatitis extending over 10 years. I can go six to twelve months without an attack, then have two or more in a month.These attacks are severe enough for me to require hospitalisation and narcotic based painkillersExperts cant...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Sorry to hear about your condition.There are multiple causes of pancreatitis; it is also relevant that adding other insults to the pancreas can cause the situation to flair. In this regard, as you point out, it would be important to avoid HIV... Read more »

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ARS case histories &stress about the window period

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I can see that this has been discussed again and again on this forum, but...I tested negative at 9.5 weeks after a risky exposure and I'll test again at three months, but after reading recent posts (especially the patient histories and the one from... Read more »

My Case History

Posted by BabyPeanut, 3 Replies

I thought posting my case history might be useful to others since I
have done well with the somewhat exotic therapies that I have used
over the years.

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I am a 38 year-old male who was... Read more »

clinical history

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I have often read, you must take more tests in SOME situations.(24 weeks) What about "clinical history". A lot of people have a clinical history and symptoms after a 13 week-neg. They all must test at 24 weeks??? And what about my situation?- I have... Read more »

History of My Results

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I had unprotected sex.
Here is my testing history;

ELISA negative at 9 weeks.

ELISA positive at 14 weeks but WB came back negative.

ElISA negative at 36 weeks.

So, according to the below post a few lines down -
I am negative - correct?

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