Background: Trace elements have a major role as oxidant and antioxidants, promoting and protecting from tissue damage respectively. As the liver has a pivotal role in trace elements metabolism and consequently their bioavailability. Child-Pugh score is used to assess liver disease severity as the patients classified into group A, B and C according to five parameters: total serum bilirubin, ascites, encephalopathy, pro-thrombin time and serum albumin.
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