Prevalencia de afectación hepática, alcoholismo, hepatitis B, C y HIV en pacientes con antecedente de consumo de drogas. / [Prevalence of hepatic involvement, alcoholism, hepatis B, C and HIV in patients with background history of drug use]

ABSTRACT

Drug addicts frequently have liver diseases for different reasons alcohol abuse, the drugs themselves, but more often hepatitis B and C infections. AIDS is common in this population as well and could also affect the liver directly or in the form of hepatocellular or biliary damage. We conducted this study to determine the prevalence of liver diseases, alcoholism, hepatitis B and C infections, and HIV positivity in this population. We studied a cohort of 137 persons, all with a history of drug abuse, and investigated the quantity of alcohol intake, the kind of drug used, and he routes of drug administration. RESULTS: We found liver disease in 33.6