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Citation: Clin Oncol. 2021;6(1):1822.DOI: 10.25107/2474-1663.1822
Epidemiology of Liver Diseases Across the Levant and Egypt: A Review
Rola F Jaafar, Jad Allam, Adel Hajj Ali, Joyce Habib and Walid G Faraj
Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon
Department of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon
*Correspondance to: Rola F Jaafar
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Abstract:
Liver diseases constitute a major burden on the society worldwide in terms of morbidity and mortality. Common causes of liver disease include infectious causes (hepatitis A-E viruses) and non-infectious causes (most importantly is Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease). The recent studies have shown an increased prevalence and incidence of liver diseases in general and a change in trends in the leading etiologies across the years with a decrease in the reported viral hepatitis prevalence and an increase in the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The Middle East shares similar trends with the world; however we show in our review the paucity of literature in this area and aim to highlight this deficiency in order to raise awareness and decrease the risk factors.
Keywords:
Liver disease; Middle East; Levant; Hepatitis; Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Epidemiology
Cite the Article:
Jaafar RF, Allam J, Ali AH, Habib J, Faraj WG. Epidemiology of Liver Diseases Across the Levant and Egypt: A Review. Clin Oncol. 2021;6:1822..