Muhammad Ahmad Asgher, Sajjad Ali, Ammar Asghar.
Dermatological Manifestations in patients with Hepatitis C Virus.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(4):1696-8.

Aim: To identify and detect the diabetes mellitus connected to chronic hepatitis C infection and its impact on liver. Study Design: Observational cross-sectional Place and duration of study: Outpatients Department (OPD) and Indoor Department of Medicine, Amna Inayat Medical College Sheikhupura from 1st March 2017 to 31st August 2017. Methods: A total of 125 patients were selected for this study. The exclusion criteria includes all the patients with comorbidities along with hepatisis C virus (HCV), liver diseases especially due to hepatitis B, renal diseases, diabetes mellitus and malignancy whereas all the patients with chronic HCV infection attending the hospital medical services were included in this study. Results : The mean age of the patients was 43.56+/-9.7 years. Out of the total 83(66.4%) were males and 42(33.6%) were females. We observed that 50 (40%) of the patients were with dermatological manifestations. Pruritus was found commonest among 28(22.4%) patients with no evident skin lesions. Whereas the evident skin lesions found in 3 (24%) HCV patients. Conclusion: The risk of developing lesions is higher in HCV patients who have various dermatological disorders. Hence the infections of HCV should be sought properly and carefully.

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