Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Hepatitis C virus is common in Egypt and its prevalence varies from 10 to 17%. Beside its harmful effect on the liver, it can lead to variable other effects on various organs and tissues known as the extrahepatic manifestations of HCV. hepatitis C virus induced thyroid diseases in the form of thyroiditis resulting in hypofunction or even hyperfunction of the gland. thyroid disease was found to be of immune nature. Also diabetes which is often termed hepatogenous di...