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Disease hepatitis
Phenotype C0042769|viral infections
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PubMedID- 23907631 In african or asian countries hcc has become the most common cause for cancer-related death, mainly as a consequence of viral infections with hepatitis b and c-viruses (hbv; hcv).
PubMedID- 24213234 Hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) is a problem worldwide, especially in asian countries [1,2,3] unlike most solid cancers, the incidence and mortality rates for hcc are projected to increase substantially in many countries over the next 20 years, mostly as a result of viral infections with hepatitis c and hepatitis b [4].
PubMedID- 22606519 The other conditions prevalent in tropical countries like acute viral infections leading to hepatitis, enteric fever and leptospirosis should be figured in the differential diagnosis.
PubMedID- 26576450 A review of 64 cases of patients who experienced severe viral infections with hepatitis b, cytomegalovirus infection, and varicella-zoster virus after rituximab treatment demonstrated that the median time period from start of rituximab to diagnosis of viral infection was 5 months (range: 1–20 months); our cases fell within this range [6].
PubMedID- 25885972 [49] other serious concerns are related to active viral infections with hepatitis b and c viruses, which besides causing liver dysfunction are potentially dangerous to anesthesia providers.
PubMedID- 23725349 A number of factors such as viral infections (hepatitis b and c), alcoholism, autoimmune diseases and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease etc., may cause liver fibrosis [1], which corresponds to an increased production of extracellular matrix components(collagens in particular) and leads to liver dysfunction and cirrhosis [2,3].
PubMedID- 24376853 There is evidence that viral infections (hepatitis c, hiv and influenza) are associated with an increased production of ros and that could be involved in the pathogenesis [33,34].
PubMedID- 26300931 Persistent viral infections with either hepatitis b virus (hbv) or hepatitis c virus (hcv) are believed to be closely related to developing hcc, accounting for 53% and 25% of all hcc cases, respectively (4).

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