Serum zinc level in liver cirrhosis with hepatic encephalopathy and its correlation with different stages of hepatic encephalopathy
Serum zinc is deficient in patients with liver cirrhosis and HE. Zinc deficiency is significantly associated with higher severity of cirrhosis and higher grades of HE. All patients with liver cirrhosis with HE and hypoalbuminemia should be evaluated for zinc deficiency.
Authors
- Tarique Aziz
- Manohar Lal Prasad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1714-6538)
- Sameer Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6350-114X)
- Vidyapati .
- Manoj Kumar Prasad
- Abhay Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6966-0918)
- Rishi Tuhin Guria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4165-0494)
- Pramod Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6048-6143)
- Divakar Kumar
- Sandeep Kumar
- Rashmi Sinha
Institutions
- Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College & Hospital (IN)
- Hi-Tech Medical College & Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_537_24
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16