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Abstract The present study was perfonned on 90 adult male patients, in addition to 30 adult controls, patients ranged from 23 - 57 years, sera of all subjects were analyzed for HCV-Ab, HBsAg, HBcAb, HAV-total, liver enzyme§ ( AST, ALT and Alkaline phosphatase ), ultrasonography, and bilharzia! Ab in order to select the groups. HCV-positive group and HCV positive group accompanied by bilharzia!patients were confinned by RIBA and HCV-RNA by PCR tests. Moreover plasma proteins (total proteins, Albumin, Globulin and NG ratio), lipid profile (cholesterol, triacylglycerol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and risk factor), trace elements (Cu++ , Zn++ and iron), ferritin and fh microglobulin. Results of this study clearly indicate that the majority of patients with liver cirrhosis and schistosomiasis have a possibility for association with hepatitis-C or B vrruses, therefore patients should not be assumed to have progressive liver dysfunction due to progressive schistosomiasis liver disease, but should be suspected of having associated hepatitis-C or B virus infection. Ferritin and iron are the most important parameters that should be followed in the liver cirrhotic patients |