1960
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1960.03030160035008
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Chronic Hepatic Dysfunction in Heroin Addicts

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“…Indirect evidence of the frequency of viral hepatitis amongst narcotic addicts was provided by Cohen & Dougherty (1968) who found that the risk of hepatitis in recipients of blood was increased seventy fold when the blood had been obtained from known or suspected drug addicts. Potter, Cohen & Norris (1960) also found retrospectively that five donors implicated in post-transfusion hepatitis were all heroin addicts.…”
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“…Indirect evidence of the frequency of viral hepatitis amongst narcotic addicts was provided by Cohen & Dougherty (1968) who found that the risk of hepatitis in recipients of blood was increased seventy fold when the blood had been obtained from known or suspected drug addicts. Potter, Cohen & Norris (1960) also found retrospectively that five donors implicated in post-transfusion hepatitis were all heroin addicts.…”
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“…Von 38 asymptomatischen ambulanten Drogenabhängigen war bei 21 die GOT, bei 19 die GPT erhöht, in 16 Fällen waren beide Transaminasen betroffen. Der Australia-Antigen-Nachweis fiel in vier Fällen positiv aus.…”
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“…In 21 der 38 Fälle fanden sich pathologische Werte bei der Untersuchung der GOT und GPT (Fall 1-21), wobei alle Werte über 20 mU/ml als sicher pathologischangenommen wurden. Die GOT-Werte lagen in 18 Fällen über der Norm: in zwei Fällen über, in den übrigen 16 Fällen unter 100 mU/ml. Die GPT war in 19 Fällen pathologisch, fünf Werte lagen über 100 mU pro ml, die übrigen 14 Werte zwischen 20 mU/ml und 100 mU/ml.…”
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