Aly M A, Mangood A M, Essa M H, Refaat M A, Helmy E, Makarem S S
J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 1989 Dec;19(2 Suppl):869-78.
Delta hepatitis is a relatively common in Egypt especially in patients with chronic liver disease. Delta virus infection is associated with a high frequency of hepatic decompensation and it seems to impose additional burden on liver function. It does not seem to be more prevalent in particular type of cirrhosis but the CAH pathology was found to be mostly associated with virus infection. HBV replication seems to be inhibited by the presence of delta virus as evidenced by the low frequency of HBe Ag in serum and HBs Ag in liver among patients with HDV infection.
丁型肝炎在埃及相对常见，尤其是在慢性肝病患者中。丁型病毒感染与肝失代偿的高发生率相关，似乎会给肝功能带来额外负担。它在特定类型的肝硬化中似乎并不更普遍，但发现慢性活动性肝炎病理大多与病毒感染有关。正如丁型肝炎病毒感染患者血清中HBe抗原和肝脏中HBs抗原频率较低所证明的那样，丁型病毒的存在似乎会抑制乙肝病毒复制。
