Medicina: Ematologia: Talassemie e trapianto del midollo osseo
| English |
| post-transfusion hepatitis |
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| Attestation |
3
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| Part of speech |
Noun syntagm
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| Grammatical label |
Countable
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| Variant |
Hepatitis from transfusion
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| Definition |
Inflammation of the liver due to the hepatitis B virus (HBV), passed through blood products. It is now known that hepatitis B can also be also transmitted via needle sticks, body piercing and tattooing using un sterilized instruments, the dialysis process, sexual and even less intimate close contact, and childbirth. Symptoms include fatigue, jaundice, nausea, vomiting, dark urine, light stools. Diagnosis is by blood test. Treatment is via anti-viral drugs and/or hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG). Chronic hepatitis B may be treated with interferon. Healthcare workers accidentally exposed to materials infected with hepatitis B and individuals with known sexual contact with hepatitis B patients are usually given both HBIG and the hepatitis B vaccine to provide both immediate and long-term protection. HBV infection can be prevented by the hepatitis B vaccine, and by avoiding activities that could lead to getting the virus.
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| Definition source |
MedicineNet. Medterms Medical Dictionary.
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| Context |
TTV sequences were initially detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the plasma of three patients with post-transfusion hepatitis, and a relationship between viremia and increases in concentration of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) was observed.
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| Context source |
Sampietro, M., et al. (2001). ‘TT virus infection in adult beta-thalassemia major patients’. Haematologica 86(1):39-43. (RISCEN31)
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| Synonym |
Hepatitis B
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| Subject field |
Haemopoiesis
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| Generic concept |
Hepatopathy
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| Specific concept |
Chronic post-transfusion hepatitis, acute post-transfusion hepatitis
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| Coordinate concept |
Hepatitis A, hepatitis C, hepatitis D, hepatitis E, hepatiti G
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| Related concept |
Transfusional therapy
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| it |
Epatite post-trasfusionale
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| Reliability code |
3
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