[Assessment of liver fibrosis by magnetic resonance spectroscopy in asymptomatic children with Chronic Hepatitis C Viral Infection]

Shereen Mansour, Galal; Fardous H., Abdel Aal; Alam Eldin, Mohamed; Mohamed Zidan, Mohamed; Yasser Gamal, Abd ElRhman

Shereen Mansour, Galal; Fardous H., Abdel Aal; Alam Eldin, Mohamed; Mohamed Zidan, Mohamed; Yasser Gamal, Abd ElRhman.

Assiut Medical Journal. 2015; 39 (2): 55-62

in English | IMEMR | ID: emr-173734

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Background:

Chronic hepatitis C is the most common cause of chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. Egypt is the highest affected country with a prevalence of 22%.In children, seroprevalence of HCV is 0.2% in children less than 11 years of age and 0.4% in children >/=11 years of age

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Humans; Male; Female; Child; Adolescent; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; Asymptomatic Diseases; Child; Hepatitis C, Chronic; Liver/pathology; Biopsy; Cross-Sectional Studies

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Index: IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean) Main subject: Biopsy / Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Child / Cross-Sectional Studies / Hepatitis C, Chronic / Asymptomatic Diseases / Liver Type of study: Prevalence study / Screening study Limits: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Assiut Med. J. Year: 2015

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