August | 2020
CUTTING- EDGE SCIENCE
CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH HVGS AND
EXTRAHEPATIC MANIFESTATIONS
Rakhimova V.Sh.1, Egamova I.N.2, Sharipova I.P.2, Yarmukhammedova N.A.3
1.Center for professional training of medical workers, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2.Research Institute of Virology, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
3.Samarkand Medical Institute, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Introduction. In recent years, great importance has been attached to extrahepatic
replication of the hepatitis C virus. In 74% of patients, along with hepatic manifestations,
various extrahepatic manifestations are observed, which often come to the fore in the
clinical picture and in some cases determine the prognosis of the disease.
Purpose of the study. Assessment of the clinical characteristics of patients with
extrahepatic manifestations of viral hepatitis C.
Materials and methods. The study included patients (n = 100) with chronic viral
hepatitis C who were on inpatient and outpatient treatment at the Research Institute of
Virology, MHRU, aged 18 to 65 years. Of these women - 58.0% (n = 58), men - 42.0%
(n = 42), the average age is 41.4 ± 2.5 years. All patients underwent: clinical examination,
blood ELISA with anti-HCV determination, blood PCR with determination of HCV
RNA level, virus genotype, determination of the level of cryoglobulins in the blood.
Collection of clinical material (blood) was carried out in patients with extrahepatic
manifestations of viral hepatitis C at the age from 18 to 65 years.Ðåçóëüòàòû. Clinical
symptoms in patients associated with the severity of liver damage were characterized by
sufficient scarcity. Of the complaints presented by the patients, 84 (84.0%) patients had
complaints of weakness and rapid fatigue. Of the nonspecific complaints, sleep disturbances
were noted in 12.0%, complaints of a deterioration in appetite, 43.0, and a decrease in
body weight 28.0. Nausea -6.0%. The most frequent objective manifestation of the disease
was an enlarged liver. Hepatomegaly was detected in 82 (82.0%) cases. Of these, an
increase in the liver by 2 cm was observed in 52 patients, an increase in the liver by
more than 2 cm in 30 patients.
At the same time, the liver was painless, had a dense consistency, a smooth surface,
and a rounded edge. Hemorrhagic syndrome in the form of bleeding gums was observed
in 2 patients (2.0%).
In the study of blood biochemical parameters, the average ALT was 1.1 ± 0.6 mol /
l. The average bilirubin index was 15.7 ± 1.1 ?mol / L. Thymol test in the group of
studied patients averaged 6.8 ± 0.3 U.
Analysis of the cryoglobulin data showed very large fluctuations in units of measurement.
So the average level of CG was 2.1 ± 2.7%. At the same time, the maximum indicator
was 9%, and the minimum was 0.1%. It should be noted that in the group with an
increased CG level, extrahepatic symptoms were noted. So among the examined patients,
extrahepatic manifestations were distributed as follows: in 21 cases (21%), they complained
of pain in the joints. Type 2 diabetes mellitus was noted in 13 cases. Sjogren's syndrome
in the form of "lymphocytic sialoadenitis" - dry mouth, not associated with sugar levels,
was diagnosed in 8 patients (Fig. 2). Fatigue was noted in 83 patients.
Conclusions. Thus, the clinical characteristics of patients with CVHC and extrahepatic
manifestations are characterized by a paucity of hepatic symptoms and, as a rule, by
normal biochemical parameters.
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