Thrombocytopenia in Egyptian Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Treated with Standard of Care Therapy: A Cohort Study
Eman Medhat, Gamal Esmat, Mohamed Seif, Mohammed El-Beshlawy, Raghda Marzaban, Zeinab Zakaria & Fatma Abuliela · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2014
Background and Study Aims: Thrombocytopenia (TP) in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a common finding either directly due to viral infection of platelets or indirectly due to immune alteration triggered by the virus, the consequences of HCV- induced cirrhosis and portal hyperte...
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10.9734/IJTDH/2014/12875