Hepatitis C Is Less Aggressive in Hemodialysis Patients than in Nonuremic Patients
Author(s) -
José Eduardo Trevizoli,
Raissa de Paula Menezes,
Lara Franciele Ribeiro Velasco,
Regina Maria Santos de Amorim,
Mauro Birche de Carvalho,
Liliana Sampaio Costa Mendes,
Columbano Junqueira Neto,
JoseCombining Acute Accent Roberto de Deus Macedo,
Francisco de Assis,
Rocha Neves
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.01330308
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , gastroenterology , hepatitis c virus , uremia , hepatitis c , renal function , liver function , liver disease , fibrosis , immunology , virus
The severity of liver disease among hepatitis C patients on hemodialysis is controversial. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical, biochemical, and liver histologic characteristics of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in hemodialysis patients and in those with normal renal function.
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