Study of vitamin D level in Cirrhotic HCV Patients before and after transplantation

Abstract

Chronic hepatitis C is a common condition. Transfusion of blood or blood-related products was one of the main routes of HCV transmission. Furthermore, nosocomial infections represent a key source of infection, particularly in some of the highprevalence countries (such as Egypt, Pakistan and Eastern Europe). In general, prevalence increases with increasing age until peak prevalence at 55–64 years in most regions. At least six HCV genotypes are known, Genotype 4 frequency is the highest from Central Africa to the Middle East (Aaron et al., 2017). Worldwide people infected with HCV are at an increased risk of developing serious hepatic complications including cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (Anupriya, 2015). Adults with compromised liver function are vulnerable to vitamin D deficiency and consequences of this deficiency including higher morbidity and mortality risk and graft failure