| publication name | THE PREVALENCE OF MICROALBUMINURIA AND RENAL INSUFFICIENCY IN CHRONIC HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION |
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| Authors | El-Saadany HM*- Almaghraby MF**, AlatarIH**, Roobina Khan Kumar****.* |
| year | 2019 |
| keywords | Microalbuminuria, Renal insufficiency, Hepatitis C. |
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| volume | Not Available |
| issue | Not Available |
| pages | Not Available |
| publisher | Not Available |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | Not Available |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
This study was made in order to determine the prevalence of microalbuminuria and renal insufficiency in chronic hepatitis C virus infection in relation to age. For 110 HCV patient tested for microalbuminuria, serum creatinine, complete liver functions, ant-HCV, HCV PCR, abdominal Ultrasound,liver biopsy in selected patients. Microalbuminuria and renal insufficiency were evaluated several times at least two times over two- to three-month. Results showed that Prevalence of microalbuminuria in patients with hepatitis C infection was 17.2% and it was significantly higher than in controls (2.7%) (P