Common Hepatic complications of HIV infection among HIV infected adults in UNTH Enugu a four year review. (#29411)

Abstract

: Background: About 33 million people are infected with HIV globally with records of the greater burden of the disease in low and middle income countries. In the face of increasing survival of HIV infected individuals some HIV patients develop certain complications arising due to the direct effect of the virus, drug related side effects, abnormal serum liver enzymes levels, viral hepatitis, liver Common hepatic complications among HIV-infected adults in UNTH Enugu a four year review 10 cirrhosis and in some severe cases hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatitis as one of the hepatic complications of HIV infection is common among patients infected chronically with hepatitis B or C with a prevalence rate of