Shaimaa Ahmed Elsayed Osman <br/><br/>
Prevalence of hepatitis C virus among psoriatic patients /  
 مدى انتشار الفيروس الكبدى سى بين مرضى الصدفية 
Shaimaa Ahmed Elsayed Osman ; Supervised Randa Mohammad Ahmed Youssef , Ola Mohamad M. AbuZeid , Dalia Abdelhamid Omran 
 - Cairo :   Shaimaa Ahmed Elsayed Osman ,   2014 
 - 152 P. :   charts , facsimiles ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Dermatology and Venerology 
<br/><br/> Psoriasis is a common chronic immune - mediated skin disease. Its prevalence is estimated to be anywhere from 0.6 to 4.8%. Hepatitis C is a serious public health problem all over the world with a global prevalence of 3%; Egypt has the highest HCV prevalence in the world. Studies have reported high prevalence of hepatitis C infection (HCV) among patients with psoriasis. To estimate the prevalence of HCV infection among psoriatic patients and to define the underlying risk factors for the occurrence of HCV infection among psoriatic patients. One hundred psoriatic patients recruited from the dermatology outpatient clinic, Kasr Alaini, Faculty of Medicine. And 200 healthy volunteers collected from blood bank of Kasr Alaini hospital as blood donors. Estimation of liver functions, anti HCV antibody (HCV - Ab) was done to all patients and control. Qualitative HCV RNA by PCR analysis was performed for those who were HCV - Ab positive 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Chronic hepatitis C infection Psoriasis Risk factor