Manejo cirrosis descompensada / Handling decompensated cirrhosis

Todos los pacientes con cirrosis y ADN HBV detectable deben recibir tratamiento antiviral. Se debe iniciar tratamiento con lamiduvina o adefovir dipivoxil. El interferón alfa, en cualquier presentación, está contraindicado. Se debe realizar monitoreo constante (cada 3 meses) de niveles de ADN HBV en los pacientes con lamiduvina para detectar resistencia a la droga. Cuando reaparece el ADN HBV o aumenta el mismo en 1 log10, se debe pensar que se está desarrollando resistencia contra lamiduvina. En caso de resistencia se debe iniciar tratamiento con adefovir dipivoxil. Los pacientes con adefovir dipivoxil deben tener monitoreo constante (cada 3 meses) de su función renal.

All cirrhotic patients and detectable DNA HBV must take antiviral treatment. Treatment should start with lamivudine or adenofir dipivoxil. Alpha interferon in any presentation is contraindicated. Constant monitoring (every 3 moths) of DNA HBV levels of patients with lamiduvine must be carried aout to detect drug resistance. When DNA HBV reappers or increases itself in 1 log10, it is believed that resistance against lamiduvine is being developed. In case of resistance, treatment with adenofir dipivoxil should be srted (every 3 months) of their renal function.

Determinación secuencial de anticuerpos contra el virus de la hepatitis E / Sequential antibody determination in hepatitis E virus

Twenty-four patients with presumptive diagnosis of HVE with a mean age of 37.7 years are presented. A qualitative antiHVE by ELISA was performed in all of them, and repeated at monthly intervals during a 6 month period, and 18 gave a positive result for acute HVE. The majority were detected 60 days after the initiation of their signosintomatology. Clinical characterization are outlined.