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A 25-year follow-up study of drug addicts hospitalized for acute hepatitis : present and past morbidity
(Une étude de suivi à 25 ans de toxicomanes hospitalisés pour hépatite aiguë : morbidité passée et actuelle)
Auteur(s) :
GJERULDSEN S. R. ;
MYRVANG B. ;
OPJORDSMOEN S.
Année
2003
Page(s) :
80-86
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
1022-6877
Refs biblio. :
20
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
DEVENIR
;
TOXICOMANE
;
HEPATITE
;
REINSERTION SOCIALE
;
SIDA
;
ALCOOL
;
HANDICAP
;
PSYCHOPATHOLOGIE
;
MORBIDITE
Thésaurus géographique
NORVEGE
Note générale :
European Addiction Research, 2003, 9, 80-86
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
The aim of the study was to investigate present and past morbidity in drug addicts, 25 years after hospitalisation for acute hepatitis B or hepatitis nonA-nonB. The hospital records for 214 consecutively admitted patients were analysed, and a follow-up study on 66 of the 144 patients still alive was performed. At follow-up, 1 of 54 (1.8%) hepatitis B patients was still HBsAg positive. Twelve patients originally diagnosed as hepatitis nonA-nonB were all among 54 found to be anti-hepatitis C virus (anti- HCV) positive, and the total anti-HCV prevalence was 81.8%. Twelve (22.2%) of the HCV cases were unknown before the follow-up examination. Four (6.1%) participants were anti-human immunodeficiency virus positive, only 1 was on antiretroviral therapy, and none had developed AIDS. Other chronic somatic diseases were a minor problem, whereas drug users reported skin infections as a frequent complication. Forty-three patients (65%) had abandoned addictive drugs since the hospital stay. Serious mental disorders were reported by 19 patients (28.8%), and 17 (25.8%) regarded themselves as present (9) and former (8) compulsive alcohol drinkers. A large proportion of the participants were granted disability pension (39%), a majority because of psychiatric disorders, drug and alcohol abuse. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Dept Infectious Dis., Ulleval Univ. Hosp., 0407 Oslo
Norvège. Norway.
Norvège. Norway.