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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2018

The Clinical Difference in the Platelet Counts between Liver Cirrhosis with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Hepatitis C Virus.

Yuichi Ikarashi, Kazuhisa Kodama, Makiko Taniai, Etsuko Hashimoto, Katsutoshi Tokushige

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Article in Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Yuichi IkarashiDepartment of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan.
Kazuhisa KodamaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan.
Makiko TaniaiDepartment of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan.
Etsuko HashimotoDepartment of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan.
Katsutoshi TokushigeDepartment of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan.
Tokyo Women's Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective The rate of platelet count reduction appears to differ among different liver diseases. In the present study, we investigated the difference in the platelet counts of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and those with chronic liver disease due to hepatitis C virus (CLD-HCV). Methods The study population included 620 patients with NAFLD and 405 patients with CLD-HCV, all of whom were diagnosed by liver biopsy. The relationships between the grade of fibrosis and the platelet count in the two diseases were compared. The optimal cut-off value for the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis (LC) was measured. The relationships between the platelet count and anti-platelet antibodies, the serum thrombopoietin level, the grade of splenomegaly and liver stiffness were also investigated in both LC groups. Results In NAFLD patients, the platelet count was significantly higher at each grade of fibrosis in comparison to CLD-HCV. The optimal cut-off value for the diagnosis of LC was 16.0×10

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