Meeting Abstracts1 May 1971Studies of Chronic Liver Disease in Narcotic Addicts.Charles E. Cherubin, M.D., F.A.C.P., William Rosenthal, M.D., F.A.C.P., Richard Stenger, M.D., Alfred Prince, M.D., Thomas McGinn, M.D., Michael Baden, M.D., Seth Kane, B.S., Daniel Weinberger, B.S., Robert Strauss, B.S.Charles E. Cherubin, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, William Rosenthal, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, Richard Stenger, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, Alfred Prince, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, Thomas McGinn, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, Michael Baden, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, Seth Kane, B.S.Search for more papers by this author, Daniel Weinberger, B.S.Search for more papers by this author, Robert Strauss, B.S.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-74-5-833_4 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo examine the problems of chronic liver disease in narcotics users, liver sections of consecutive addicts who were autopsied at the Medical Examiner's Office (none died of liver disease) were studied in comparison with age-matched controls. In addition, exdrug-users in a rehabilitation program were followed. Serum hepatitis/Australia antigen determinations were performed on all subjects and patients in the study. The autopsy liver sections were reviewed by two experienced readers without knowledge of the subjects' histories. Of the 44 readable liver sections from addicts, 10 were read as chrome aggressive hepatitis, 1 as chronic aggressive hepatitis with granulomata (this patient was... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Charles E. Cherubin, M.D., F.A.C.P.; William Rosenthal, M.D., F.A.C.P.; Richard Stenger, M.D.; Alfred Prince, M.D.; Thomas McGinn, M.D.; Michael Baden, M.D.; Seth Kane, B.S.; Daniel Weinberger, B.S.; Robert Strauss, B.S.Affiliations: New York, N.Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 May 1971Volume 74, Issue 5Page: 833-834KeywordsAddictsAntigensAutopsyChronic hepatitisChronic liver diseaseLiverLiver diseases ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1971 PDF downloadLoading ...