Title of article :
Diabetes and hepatitis C Infection in Dialysis Patients: The Present Situation in Japan
Author/Authors :
Sugawara, Akira Department of Pathophysiology - Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine - Sendai, Japan , Sato, hiroshi Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics - Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Medicine - Sendai, Japan , Ito, Sadayoshi Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine - Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
We read with interest the paper of Alavian SM (1), recently
published in Nephro-Urology Monthly, which focused
on the importance of the control of hCV and metabolic
syndrome in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). In
Japan, the number of diabetic patients is also increasing
year-by-year, and the number of patients with diabetic
nephropathy among new patients started on dialysis
surpassed those with chronic glomerulonephritis since
1998 (2). In order to reduce the number of new diabetic
patients, the Ministry of health, labour and Welfare in
Japan introduced an obligatory medical examination for
metabolic syndrome in 2008 (3).
Keywords :
Diabetes Mellitus , hepatitis C , Renal Dialysis
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
