HIV and Liver Disease

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Sherman, Kenneth E. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2012.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Gastroenterology.; Hepatology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.

Liver disease has been identified as a leading cause of death in HIV-infected patients since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in 1996. The HIV treatment community has been caught largely unaware of this emerging dilemma. Many HIV care providers are ill-equipped to und...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• The HIV Epidemic in the United States - Current Trends, 2010
• Epidemiology of Liver Disease in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Persons
• Current and Future  Treatment Guidelines for HIV
• Pathology of HIV-Associated Liver Disease
• Non-invasive Markers of Liver Injury and Fibrosis
• Mechanisms of Alcoholic Steatosis/Steatohepatitis
• Immunopathogenesis of Liver Injury
• Host Gene Polymorphisms and Disease/Treatment Outcomes in HIV and Viral Co-infections
• Effects of HIV on Liver Cell Populations
• HIV Replication
• Hepatitis C - Natural History
• Natural History of Hepatitis B Virus in HIV-Infected Patients
• Other Hepatitis Viruses and HIV Infection
• Hepatitis B Virus:  Replication, Mutation and Evolution
• Hepatitis C Virus Treatment in HIV
• Treatment of Hepatitis B in HIV-Infected Persons
• Prevention of Hepatitis Infection in HIV-Infected Patients
• Alanine Aminotransferase (ART) Hepatotoxicity
• Management of End Stage Liver Disease and the Role of Liver Transplantation in HIV infected Patients
• Assessment and Treatment of Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders in Patients with HIV Infection
• Racial Disparities in HIV and Liver Disease
• Quality of Life Issues in Patients with HIV and Liver Disease.