7Renal Disease in Patients Infected with Hepatitis and

Infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) may be associated with avariety of renal diseases. In the past, HBV was the major cause ofviral hepatitis in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Introduction of rigorous infection-control strategies has led to a remarkable decline in the spread of HBV infection in dialysis units. Physicians also are increasingly recognizing the association between chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and glomerular disease, both in native kidneys and renal allografts. Liver disease caused b