Vitamin D deficiency in patients with chronic hepatitis D viral infection

UÇMAK F., YILMAZ A., Ekin N., Ekinci A., Solmaz I., ŞENATEŞ E.

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HEPATOLOGY, vol.7, no.2, pp.141-148, 2021 (Journal Indexed in ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.5114/ceh.2021.106505
  • Title of Journal : CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HEPATOLOGY
  • Page Numbers: pp.141-148

Abstract

Aim of the study: Vitamin D deficiency is known to be associated with disease severity, unresponsiveness to treatment, and morbidity among patients with chronic viral hepatitis B and C, autoimmune hepatitis, and alcoholic hepatitis. This study aims to research vitamin D levels in patients suffering from cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic phases of hepatitis D.