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29 Citations

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14 Pages

Extrahepatic Manifestations of Chronic HBV Infection and the Role of Antiviral Therapy

Cesare Mazzaro,
Luigi Elio Adinolfi,
Gabriele Pozzato,
Riccardo Nevola,
Ada Zanier,
Diego Serraino,
Pietro Andreone,
Roberta Fenoglio,
Savino Sciascia and
Valter Gattei
+ 1 author

J. Clin. Med.2022, 11(21), 6247;https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11216247

23 October 2022

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection leads to chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocarcinoma. However, about 20% of patients experience extrahepatic manifestations such as polyarteritis nodosa, non-rheumatoid arthritis, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, cryo...

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25 Citations

6,569 Views

17 Pages

Hepatitis B Virus-Related Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis: Review of the Literature and Long-Term Follow-Up Analysis of 18 Patients Treated with Nucleos(t)ide Analogues from the Italian Study Group of Cryoglobulinemia (GISC)

Cesare Mazzaro,
Luigino Dal Maso,
Laura Gragnani,
Marcella Visentini,
Francesco Saccardo,
Davide Filippini,
Pietro Andreone,
Anna Linda Zignego,
Valter Gattei and
Giuseppe Monti
+ 2 authors

Viruses2021, 13(6), 1032;https://doi.org/10.3390/v13061032

30 May 2021

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) chronic infection causes progressive liver damage, although about 20% of patients develop extrahepatic manifestations such as cryoglobulinemic vasculitis (CV). Clinical manifestations range from mild to moderate (purpura, asth...

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Review

8 Citations

7,315 Views

8 Pages

Renal Impairment in Chronic Hepatitis B: A Review

Hiroteru Kamimura,
Toru Setsu,
Naruhiro Kimura,
Takeshi Yokoo,
Akira Sakamaki,
Kenya Kamimura,
Atsunori Tsuchiya,
Masaaki Takamura,
Satoshi Yamagiwa and
Shuji Terai

Diseases2018, 6(2), 52;https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases6020052

19 June 2018

The liver plays a key role in the metabolism of proteins. Liver dysfunction affects many organs because it communicates with the spleen and all digestive organs through the portal vein. Additionally, the kidney is an organ that is closely related to...

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21 Citations

6,465 Views

23 Pages

Burden, Outcome, and Comorbidities of Extrahepatic Manifestations in Hepatitis B Virus Infections

Busara Songtanin,
Nattanicha Chaisrimaneepan,
Roberto Mendóza and
Kenneth Nugent

Viruses2024, 16(4), 618;https://doi.org/10.3390/v16040618

16 April 2024

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections affect approximately 296 million people around the world, and the prevalence of any past or present HBV infection during the years 2015–2018 was as high as 4.3%. Acute HBV infection often presents with nonspec...

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29 Citations

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10 Pages

Survival and Prognostic Factors in Mixed Cryoglobulinemia: Data from 246 Cases

Cesare Mazzaro,
Luigino Dal Maso,
Endri Mauro,
Valter Gattei,
Michela Ghersetti,
Pietro Bulian,
Giulia Moratelli,
Gabriele Grassi,
Francesca Zorat and
Gabriele Pozzato

Diseases2018, 6(2), 35;https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases6020035

3 May 2018

Introduction: The clinical and therapeutic management of mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC) remains a subject of controversy. In addition, most studies have not recorded the long-term follow-up and the outcome of these cases. Material and Methods: We enroll...

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