Agente delta (hepatitis D)

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Agente delta (hepatitis D)

Definición:

El agente delta es un tipo de virus llamado hepatitis D que ocasiona síntomas sólo en personas que padezcan la infección por hepatitis B.

Nombres alternativos:

Virus de la hepatitis D

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

El virus de la hepatitis D (VHD) sólo se encuentra en personas portadoras del virus de la hepatitis B y es un virus que puede empeorar una infección por hepatitis B o una enfermedad hepática por hepatitis B preexistente. Este virus puede causar síntomas en personas con hepatitis B que nunca tuvieron síntomas.

La hepatitis D infecta a alrededor de 15 millones de personas en todo el mundo y se presenta en el 5% de la población que padece hepatitis B.

Los factores de riesgo abarcan:

Referencias:

Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases . 5th ed. London: Churchill Livingstone; 2000:1870-1871.

Long SS, Pickering LK, Prober CG. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Elsevier; 2003:1097-1101.

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