Liver Damage in Patients with HCV/HIV Coinfection Is Linked to HIV-Related Oxidative Stress
Table 2
Liver ultrasound manifestations in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients with/without chronic HCV or resolved HCV.
Liver ultrasound manifestation
HIV chronic HCV
HIV chronic HCV
value
HIV resolved HCV
HIV resolved HCV
value
Total patients ()
102
76
56
48
Echostructure
<0.001
<0.001
Normal [, (%)]
73 (71.6%)
24 (31.6%)
40 (71.4%)
16 (33.3%)
Altered echostructure [, (%)]
27 (26.5%)
22 (28.9%)
16 (28.6%)
26 (54.2%)
Diffuse liver parenchyma lesions [, (%)]
2 (2.0%)
30 (39.5%)
0
6 (12.5%)
Others
Hepatomegaly [, (%)]
1 (1.0%)
2 (2.6%)
0.790
0
1 (2.1%)
0.462
Fatty liver [, (%)]
7 (6.9%)
6 (7.9%)
0.794
4 (7.1%)
4 (8.3%)
1.00
HCV: hepatitis C virus; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; comparisons between HIV-negative and HIV-positive groups with chronic HCV infection; comparisons between HIV-negative and HIV-positive groups with resolved HCV.
