Human Herpesviruses Increase the Severity of Hepatitis

Overview

Journal Biology (Basel)

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Biology

Date 2021 Jun 2

PMID 34072365

Citations 2

Authors

Kirill I Yurlov

Olga V Masalova

Lidiia B Kisteneva

Irina N Khlopova

Evgeny I Samokhvalov

Valentina V Malinovskaya

Vladimir V Parfyonov

Alexander N Shuvalov

Alla A Kushch

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Abstract

Acute and chronic liver diseases are a major global public health problem; nevertheless, the etiology of 12-30% of cases remains obscure. The purpose of this research was to study the incidence of human herpesviruses (HHVs) cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and HHV-6 in patients with hepatitis and to examine the effect of HHV on the disease severity. We studied the clinical materials of 259 patients with hepatitis treated in Infectious Clinic n.1 (Moscow) and the archived materials of 118 patients with hepatitis C. HHV DNA was detected in the whole blood in 13.5% of patients with hepatitis B or C and in 10.1% of patients with hepatitis of unspecified etiology. EBV demonstrated the highest incidence (58.1%). Cirrhosis was diagnosed in 50% of patients with HHV and in 15.6% of patients without HHV. In patients with hepatitis C, the frequency of HHV was higher in liver biopsy (38.7%) compared to blood. The clinical and virological indicators of hepatitis were considerably higher in patients with coinfection. Conclusion: HHV detected in patients with viral hepatitis has been associated with a significant effect on the severity of the disease, and we suggest monitoring HHV DNA in patients with severe hepatitis and/or poor response to antiviral drugs.

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