Open AccessEarly renal injury indicators can help evaluate renal injury in patients with chronic hepatitis B with long-term nucleos(t)ide therapy
Author(s) -
T T Ji,
Ning Tan,
Hai-Ying Lu,
Xiaoyuan Xu,
Yanyan Yu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i24.6306
Subject(s) - medicine , renal injury , acute kidney injury , gastroenterology , chronic hepatitis , renal function , virology , virus
Patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) with long-term nucleos(t)ide therapy may experience renal insufficiency. Traditional renal function indicators, such as urine protein, serum urea nitrogen (BUN), and serum creatinine, are normal when early mild lesions occur. Therefore, more sensitive renal function indicators are needed.