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1Department of Medicine, King AbdulAziz University Hospital, Jeddah 21381, P.O. Box 115652, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abstract:
Diabetes mellitus is a common endocrine disorder that is becoming a major public health problem. Viral hepatitis infection is one of the most common causes of chronic liver disease. Several reports from different parts of the world found an association between these two common disorders. In this review we highlight some of the epidemiological aspects of these two disorders, discussed some of the possible mechanisms and questions to be answered to understand this link and be able to solve this mystery.
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