Liver cirrhosis: Child-Pugh grading of cases seen in Nigeria.
In: Tropical doctor, Jg. 35 (2005-07-01), Heft 3, S. 169-71
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Child-Pugh grading is an important determinant of treatment options, surgical interventions and prognosis in chronic liver disease. Sixty-four liver cirrhosis patients (49 men, 15 women) seen at Ile-Ife, Nigeria were graded according to the Child-Pugh parameters. Only one (1.6%) was in Class A, while 21 (32.8%) and 42 (65.6%) were in Classes B and C, respectively. Thirty-four either had coagulopathy or were already in encephalopathy at the time of presentation. Hepatitis B virus-associated disease was present in 64% of the patients. Most Nigerian cirrhosis patients present with very advanced disease; they are thus poor-risk candidates for diagnostic procedures and surgery. Efforts should be intensified at making the diagnosis at a much earlier stage and universal immunization with the hepatitis B vaccine should be commenced to reduce the incidence of HBV-related chronic liver disease in Nigeria.
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Liver cirrhosis: Child-Pugh grading of cases seen in Nigeria.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Ndububa, DA ; Ojo, OS ; Aladegbaiye, AO ; Adebayo, RA ; Adetiloye, VA ; Durosinmi, MA |
Zeitschrift: | Tropical doctor, Jg. 35 (2005-07-01), Heft 3, S. 169-71 |
Veröffentlichung: | Oct. 2012- : London : Sage ; <i>Original Publication</i>: <1971>-July 2012 : London, Royal Society of Medicine, 2005 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0049-4755 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1258/0049475054620860 |
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