Sojhla Saleem, Jahan Zaib, Ijaz Hussain Malik.
Frequency of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in patients with Cirrhosis Associated with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;7(1):18-21.

Objective: To determine the frequency of type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients with cirrhosis associated with chronic HCV infection. Study design: Descriptive study (case series). Place and duration of study: Medical unit-I, Nishtar Hospital, Multan from November 1, 2009 to April 30, 2010. Patients and methods Eighty three (83) patients were included in the study after identification of clinical features of cirrhosis, on detailed history and detailed clinical examination. Relevant investigations, including liver function tests, blood glucose and ultrasonography abdomen was performed. Results: A total of eighty three (83) cirrhotic patients were included in the study. Thirty patients (30) out of 83 were found to be diabetic i.e., nearly 36% of the patients had developed type 2 diabetes mellitus. Patients in age group of 41 to 60 years had more prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The duration of cirrhosis was directly proportional to the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus in cirrhotic patients associated with chronic HCV. More precisely, we found that patients having duration of more than 4 years of cirrhosis were prone to become diabetic. Conclusion: In our group of patients, we determined that there is increased frequency of type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients with cirrhosis associated with chronic HCV infection.

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