title: Heavy cigarette smoking induces hypoxic polycythemia (erythrocytosis) and hyperuricemia in chronic hepatitis C patients with reversal of clinical symptoms and laboratory parameters with therapeutic phlebotomy.
authors.forename: Abdel-Rahman
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: El-Zayadi
authors.forename: Osaima
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Selim
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamdy
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Tawil
authors.forename: Hanaa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moustafa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011086:Polycythemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014527:Uric Acid