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Successful treatment of HCV/HBV/HDV-coinfection with pegylated interferon and ribavirin
Hartl, Janine, Ott, Claudia, Kichner, Gabriele, Salzberger, Bernd and Wiest, Reiner (2012) Successful treatment of HCV/HBV/HDV-coinfection with pegylated interferon and ribavirin. Clinics and Practice 2, e64.Date of publication of this fulltext: 07 Sep 2012 06:42
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.25836
Abstract
Dual and triple infections with hepatitis virus C (HCV), B (HBV) and D (HDV) frequently lead to severe liver damage. Hereby we describe a 38-year-old Caucasian male coinfected with HCV (genotype 3a), HBV [positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) and antibody to hepatitis B core antigen; negative hepatitis B e antigen (HbeAg) and antibody to hepatitis B e antigen (anti-HBe)] and HDV. ...
Dual and triple infections with hepatitis virus C (HCV), B (HBV) and D (HDV) frequently lead to severe liver damage. Hereby we describe a 38-year-old Caucasian male coinfected with HCV (genotype 3a), HBV [positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) and antibody to hepatitis B core antigen; negative hepatitis B e antigen (HbeAg) and antibody to hepatitis B e antigen (anti-HBe)] and HDV. Laboratory diagnostics revealed increased liver enzymes and histological examination of the liver showed signs of fibrosis with moderate inflammation. On therapy with pegIFN-a2b and ribavirin HCV-RNA was undetectable at week 8. After week 24 the antiviral therapy was stopped because of a HBs-seroconversion, the loss of HbeAg and the detection of anti-HBe. Furthermore the HCV-RNA was negative. Six months after successful treatment of the triple-infection, HCV- and HDV-RNA and HbsAg remained negative and the liver enzymes had been completely normalized. In conclusion, pegylated-interferon plus ribavirin may be an effective therapy for HCV, HBV and HDV-coinfected patients.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Clinics and Practice | ||||
| Publisher: | PAGEPress | ||||
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| Open Access Type: | Gold (with APC) | ||||
| Volume: | 2 | ||||
| Page Range: | e64 | ||||
| Date | 10 July 2012 | ||||
| Institutions | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin I | ||||
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-258360 | ||||
| Item ID | 25836 |
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