Diabetic patients with chronic hepatitis C virus response compared to non diabetics when treated with directly acting antiviral therapy.

Background And Study Aims: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) impairs glucose homoestasis, thus influences its clinical picture and prognosis. This study aimed at evaluating Diabetes mellitus (DM) on Egyptian patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), and its impact on their virologic response when treated with directly acting antiviral (DAA) medications.

Patients And Methods: Adult patients with CHC were divided into 2 groups; Diabetic patients, and Non diabetic patients serving as control group.

Intestinal capillariass in Egypt epideiologigal background.

Intestinal capillariasis has been reported in Egypt in 1989. Since that time, 44 cases have been diagnosed. Most of the detected cases were females (37), while males were only 7.