病毒性肝炎是我国的常见病多发病。老年病毒性肝炎(以下简称老年肝炎)在老年传染病中占首位,而老年肝胆疾病,仅次于呼吸系统和心血管系统疾病占据第三位。去年在无锡召开的首届全国老年肝炎会议上交流的资料,老年肝炎病例就达4,000多例,所以要重视研究和防治老年肝炎实有必要。 Viral hepatitis is a common disease in our country. Geriatric viral hepatitis (hereinafter referred to as “elderly hepatitis”) occupies the first place among senile infectious diseases, while the third leading cause of hepatobiliary diseases, second only to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Last year’s exchange of information on the first National Hepatitis Meeting in Wuxi held more than 4,000 cases of elderly hepatitis, so it is necessary to pay attention to research and prevention and treatment of senile hepatitis.