The Histological Assessment of Hepatitis B Viral Activity in Patients with Heavy Alcohol Consumption

Chih-Wen Lin^1,2,3*, Chia-Chang Hsu^1,2, Daw-Shyong Perng¹, Matthew M Yeh⁴ and Sien-Sing Yang^5,6*

¹Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

²Health Examination Center, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

³School of Medicine, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

⁴Department of Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA

⁵Liver Unit, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

⁶School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei, Taiwan