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Abstract
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the level of plasma erythropoietin hormone level and its relation to anemia in cirrhotic patients.
The present study was conducted on 60 cirrhotic patients selected from 200 patients, as well as 20 healthy persons of matched age and sex as a control group. Diagnosis of cirrhosis was done by clinical examination, ultrasonographic findings and laboratory investigations. Patients and controls were classified into the following groups: Group I: comprised (60) cirrhotic patients, they were subdivided into 3 subgroups according to Child-Pugh classification: Group Ia: comprised (20) cirrhotic patients (child’s grade A), Group Ib: comprised (20) cirrhotic patients (child’s grade B), Group Ic: comprised (20) cirrhotic patients (child’s grade C), Group II: comprised (20) healthy controls.