VIOLATION OF LIPID METABOLISM IN THE NATURAL COURSE OF CHRONIC HEPATITIS C

Abstract

The influence of metabolic disorders on the course of chronic hepatitis C (HCV) was assessed by determining the correlation between a number of laboratory parameters and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The study was based on the analysis of cohort examination of patients with chronic hepatitis C. The frequency of registration of liver steatosis, according to puncture biopsy, was58.2%. HCV was accompanied not only by severe cytolytic and cholestatic syndromes, but also by lipid metabolism disorders. Theresults of the study confirm the need for clinical alertness against nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with HCV infection.