Risk Factors for Progressive Fibrosis and Cirrhosis in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C in India

Risk Factors for Progressive Fibrosis and Cirrhosis in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C in India

Background Liver cirrhosis (LC) caused by chronic hepatitis C (CHC) infection is a major global public health concern. This study will look at the risk factors for progressive fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with persistent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Methods In this cohort study, a total...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2024-07, Vol.16 (7), p.e64550
Hauptverfasser: Deep, Amar, Kumari, Shweta, Malakar, Sayan, Swaroop, Suchit, Rungta, Sumit
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Sprache:eng
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Abdomen
Age
Disease prevention
Epidemiology/Public Health
Females
Gastroenterology
Health care
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Infections
Infectious Disease
Liver cancer
Liver cirrhosis
Liver diseases
Males
Patients
Ribonucleic acid
Risk factors
RNA
Software
Trends
Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:Background Liver cirrhosis (LC) caused by chronic hepatitis C (CHC) infection is a major global public health concern. This study will look at the risk factors for progressive fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with persistent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Methods In this cohort study, a total of 300 patients were included. We collected comprehensive diagnostic records for the entire study group of 200 people with chronic hepatitis C infection. For the comparison, 100 healthy people were recruited and assessed. FibroScan (Echosens, Paris, France) scores were used to categorize liver fibrosis stages: F0-F1 (no or mild fibrosis,
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.64550