Abstract

MORENO, T  and  HOSPITAL DE CLINICAS. FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MEDICAS. UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ASUNCION. PARAGUAY. Cátedra de Dermatología. Diabetes Mellitus in Liver Cirrhosis. An. Fac. Cienc. Méd. (Asunción) [online]. 2015, vol.48, n.2, pp.27-34. ISSN 1816-8949.  https://doi.org/10.18004/anales/2015.048(02)27-034.

ABSTRACT Objectives: to determine the association between liver cirrhosis and diabetes and the etiological and epidemiological features. Patients and Methods: the series included medical records of patients with liver cirrhosis diagnosis hospitalized in the Medic Semiology´s Department, Clinicas Hospital between March 2006 and February 2011. It is a transversal, descriptive and retrospective study. Outcomes: from a total of 71 patients, 13 were diagnosed with Diabetes (18%). The average age was 57 years old. 62% were from male gender. The most frequent etiology in patients with liver cirrhosis and diabetes was alcohol (62%). 46% of patients were in Child- Pugh stage C. 46% of patients knew about their diabetes before the cirrhosis diagnosis. None of the patients received oral antidiabetics. 100% of patients underwent infections. Conclusions: The association between liver cirrhosis and diabetes is still being discussed and barely noticed. There is a lack of prospective studies that would allow us to have a clear vision of the impact of diabetes on patients with liver cirrhosis. Key Words: liver cirrhosis, diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance.

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