[Prevalence of hepatitis C infection in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus].

Background: Recently, a possible epidemiological association between hepatitis C virus infection and diabetes mellitus has been suggested and a higher prevalence of HCV antibodies has been found among type 2 diabetic when compared with normal controls.

Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of hepatitis C infection in diabetic patients in Curitiba, PR, Brazil.

Patients And Methods: A total of 145 type 2 and 104 type 1 diabetic patients attending the outpatient diabetic unit of an university hospital were consecutively tested for anti-HCV, using a fourth-generation enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

[Nutritional therapy in liver transplantation].

Background: Malnutrition, sometimes severe is common in patients with chronic hepatic diseases who are candidates for liver transplantation. Nutritional therapy can induce partial or total correction of such deficiencies, improving clinical conditions and prognosis of patients who face the great defiance of liver transplantation.

Aims: Brief revision of hepatic role in the metabolism of several nutrients.