Fibromyalgia incidence among patients with hepatitis B infection

Autor: Mahmut Alpayci, Davut İpek, Tahsin Çelepkolu, Özcan Deveci, Levent Yazmalar, İbrahim Batmaz, Dicle Akdeniz, Mustafa Akif Sariyildiz, Erkam Hattapoğlu
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. 19:637-643
ISSN: 1756-1841
DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.12593
Popis: Aim The purpose of our investigation was to evaluate the incidence of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and identify FMS-related clinical symptoms in hepatitis B virus (HBV) patients. Methods One hundred and eighteen HBV surface antigen (HbsAg)-positive patients (40 with chronic active hepatitis B, 40 hepatitis B carriers and 38, all of whom had been antiretroviral-treated for at least 3 months) were included in this study. In addition, 60 age- and gender-matched HbsAg-negative healthy controls were included in the study. Results There was no significant difference in age, gender or body mass index (BMI) between the two groups (P > 0.05). Serum aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase levels were significantly higher in HBV patients relative to the control group (P
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