Management Of Chronic Viral Hepatitis Second Edition

With further rapid advances in diagnosis and therapy, the field of chronic viral hepatitis C and B has changed in important ways since the first edition of this best-selling text. This new edition is intended to bring all those involved in the care of patients with hepatitis up to date with the latest management guidelines. To help the reader, clear diagnostic algorithms are provided, along with MCQs at the end of each chapter for self-testing

With further rapid advances in diagnosis and therapy, the field of chronic viral hepatitis C and B has changed in important ways since the first edition of this best-selling text. This new edition is intended to bring all those involved in the care of patients with hepatitis up to date with the latest management guidelines. To help the reader, clea

Chronic viral hepatitis affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide, and each year millions more people become infected. In Chronic Viral Hepatitis, Second Edition, a panel of distinguished clinicians and clinical investigators build upon the first edition by comprehensively reviewing all the relevant new information regarding resistance, side effects, and therapies for chronic viral hepatitis. The text covers recent advances in the understanding of pathogenesis of viral hepatitis while discussing promising agents in development for its treatment. The authors devote special attention to reactivation of hepatitis B with chemotherapy and immunosuppression, herbal and non-traditional therapies, chronic viral hepatitis in the pediatric population, and immunology and immunotherapy of HCV and provide relative costs for all diagnostic and therapeutic options. Authoritative and up-to-date, Chronic Viral Hepatitis, Second Edition offers today's gastroenterologists, internists, hepatologists, and infectious disease specialists a practical guide to the recognition, diagnosis and treatment of chronic viral hepatitis from a multidisciplinary approach.

The 4th edition of Viral Hepatitis coverscomprehensively the entire complex field of infections caused byall of the different hepatitis viruses, which affect many millionsof people throughout the world with considerable morbidity andmortality. Howard Thomas and Arie Zuckerman are joined by Anna Lok from theUSA and Stephen Locarnini from Australia as Editors. Theyhave recruited leading researchers and physicians from manycountries, who have produced an authoritative account of currentknowledge and research on this important infection, including newinsights into immune response to HBV and HCV. The result is a comprehensive account on all aspects of viralhepatitis, including rapid advances in the diagnosis, management,treatment and prevention of a complex infection, which in the caseof hepatitis B, C and D may lead to severe complications includingchronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The latest edition of Viral Hepatitis offers an essentialresource of current information for hepatologists,gastroenterologists, infectious diseases specialists and otherclinicians, researchers, public health physicians and National andInternational Health Authorities.

This book is aimed to emphasize the rationale and importance of prevention and management of viral hepatitis in children, providing cutting edge knowledge. Viral hepatitis is a major health problem in the world. Although most complications of viral hepatitis are observed in adults, primary infection with hepatitis viruses often occurs during infancy or childhood. To better control viral hepatitis, prevention and therapy if possible should be started in childhood. This book offers updated and unique information about viral hepatitis in children, which has vitally important impact on global disease outcome and control, yet not discussed as frequently as viral hepatitis in adults in previous medical literature. Better prevention and management strategies are covered, starting from infancy and childhood, and even earlier during fetal life. It will be very helpful for better control of viral hepatitis both for daily practice and for developing future strategies and directions. If we can successfully control viral hepatitis in children, there will be very little remaining chronic hepatitis and related complications such as liver cirrhosis or hepatoma in adults. We hope readers, including medical students, researchers, pediatricians, family medicine physicians, infectious disease personnel, public health workers, gastroenterologists, hepatologists and parents of children with chronic hepatitis, will be benefited by reading this book.

This book presents up-to-date, practically oriented information on major topics in chronic hepatitis B. The coverage encompasses epidemiology; diagnosis, including molecular methods; treatment and challenges; and the management of co-infections. Readers will also find guidance on the invasive and non-invasive assessment of fibrosis in HBV infection and the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HBV. Management of chronic hepatitis B in children is considered separately, and emerging drugs that hold promise for the treatment of chronic HBV infection are discussed. Chronic Hepatitis B will be of high value for general practitioners and specialists in gastroenterology, infectious diseases, and internal medicine. It will be international in scope in terms of both authorship and appeal.