Kidney Manifestations in Chronic Hepatitis C

Introduction: Hepatitis C is a worldwide health problem. Between 1999 and 2017 there are 587,821 confirmed cases of viral hepatitis in Brazil with the following distribution: Hepatitis A: 164,892 (28.0%); Hepatitis B: 218,257 (37.1%); Hepatitis C: 200,839 (34.2%); Hepatitis D: 3,833 (0.7%). An association between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and mixed cryoglobulimeia in renal disease has been described with type I membranoproliferative glomerulonephritid being the most common renal impairment. Hepatitis C is a disease caused by the Hepatitis C virus, a flaviviridae RNA virus. HCV was identified by Choo and colleagues in 1989 in the United States. This condition is a major cause of liver-related morbidity, accounting for over 1 million deaths as a result of cirrhosis and hepatocarcinoma. It has a chronic and insidious character.