Thyroid dysfunction in Egyptian patients with hepatitis C virus: prevalence and possible triggering

Thyroid dysfunction in Egyptian patients with hepatitis C virus: prevalence and possible triggering

Background The contribution of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection per se in thyroid autoimmunity and dysfunction remains controversial. We investigate the prevalence of thyroid disorders and the possible association between thyroid dysfunction and different factors in a cohort of HCV-untreate...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Fayed, Ahmed Soliman, Mervat Naguib, Hala M Ali, Hemmat Elhaddad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
hepatitis c virus
thyroid antibodies
thyroid
Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2019;volume=31;issue=4;spage=678;epage=682;aulast=Fayed

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