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Introduction: Worldwide, liver cirrhosis represents an important cause of morbimortality. There is no available data in Guatemala, regarding its etiologies or frequency and since patients infected with hepatotropic viruses, such as HBV or HCV and cirrhosis, progress faster to death than patients with chronic hepatic disease of different etiologies it is a most to know its prevalence . Objectives: To know the prevalence of HBV and HCV and other causes of chronic hepatic disease as HIV coinfection in patients consulting the ER. Methods: A prospective of study 143 patient files was conducted at the Adult ER and the Gastroenterology Outpatient Clinic at Hospital General San Juan de Dios, from October 2017 to January 2018. Results: Excessive alcohol intake was the main cause of cirrhosis amongst our patients, meanwhile HBV and HCV are the main etiologies of chronic liver disease in first world countries.
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