Open AccessVitamin D Deficiency and Its Relation to Bone Mineral Density and Liver Fibrosis in HIV–HCV Coinfection
Author(s) -
Diala ElMaouche,
Shruti H. Mehta,
Catherine G. Sutcliffe,
Yvonne Higgins,
Michael Torbenson,
Richard D. Moore,
David L. Thomas,
Mark Sulkowski,
Todd T. Brown
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
antiviral therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 2040-2058
pISSN - 1359-6535
DOI - 10.3851/imp2264
Subject(s) - coinfection , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , bone mineral , gastroenterology , liver fibrosis , fibrosis , vitamin d deficiency , vitamin d and neurology , virology , osteoporosis
Fractures and cirrhosis are major causes of morbidity and mortality among HIV-HCV-coinfected individuals. It is not known whether vitamin D deficiency is associated with these outcomes.
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