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Course and outcome of acute type B hepatitis in heavy alcohol abusers
T Laskus1, J Slusarczyk, E Lupa
1Department of Immunopathology, Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Warsaw, Poland.
Digestion
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
The course and outcome of acute type B hepatitis was analyzed in 30 heavy alcohol abusers. The course of the disease was very similar to that found among non-drinkers, the only difference being higher mean GGT activity and a higher frequency of hepatomegaly among alcoholics. All alcohol abusers cleared the infection in the space of 6 months. However, 2 months after admission, they were twice as likely to be HBsAg positive as controls. We conclude that alcohol abuse has little influence on the course and outcome of acute type B hepatitis.