Hepatitis C as a metabolic disease

Kawasaki Disease Presenting as Acute Clinical Hepatitis

Kawasaki disease is a systemic vasculitis of children. Among gastrointestinal symptoms of this disease jaundice occurs uncommonly. We present a 23 month boy with icter and clinical hepatitis and final diagnosis of kawasaki disease.

The hepatitis C virus infection as a systemic disease.

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a major health problem, infecting about 3 % of people worldwide and leading to liver as well as extrahepatic diseases. This justifies the definition of HCV infection as a systemic disease. Based on available data, the link between the virus and some of these extrahepatic disorders is certain, whereas for some others needs further confirmation. HCV-related lymphoprolif...

A Review of Neck Circumference As a Potent Anthropometric Predictor of Cardiovascular Disease and Metabolic Syndrome

Introduction: Obesity is considered to be a major risk factor for metabolic syndrome (MetS). The present study aimed to investigate the associations of neck circumference (NC) with cardiovascular diseases and MetS in adults. Methods: This review was conducted via searching in databases such as Medline, PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar using various keywords, ...

hepatitis c virus as a multifaceted disease: a simple and updated approach for extrahepatic manifestations of hepatitis c virus infection

How Hepatitis C Virus Infection Contributes to Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review