TY - JOUR
T1 - Treatment of chronic hepatitis C in a slow responder
T2 - A case for extended therapy
AU - Gaglio, Paul J.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Background. A 49-year-old white man presented to his primary-care clinic with fatigue and poor concentration. He had an enlarged liver with a minimally tender edge and was subsequently referred to our liver clinic. Investigations. Physical examination, laboratory investigations (including tests for HCV-RNA, antibodies to hepatitis B surface and core antigens, and HBV-DNA), and liver biopsy. Diagnosis. The patient had chronic hepatitis C infection and was a slow responder to treatment. Management. Administration of pegylated interferon alpha;2b plus ribavirin for 72 weeks. Escitalopram was given to manage his depression.
AB - Background. A 49-year-old white man presented to his primary-care clinic with fatigue and poor concentration. He had an enlarged liver with a minimally tender edge and was subsequently referred to our liver clinic. Investigations. Physical examination, laboratory investigations (including tests for HCV-RNA, antibodies to hepatitis B surface and core antigens, and HBV-DNA), and liver biopsy. Diagnosis. The patient had chronic hepatitis C infection and was a slow responder to treatment. Management. Administration of pegylated interferon alpha;2b plus ribavirin for 72 weeks. Escitalopram was given to manage his depression.
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U2 - 10.1038/nrgastro.2009.65
DO - 10.1038/nrgastro.2009.65
M3 - Article
C2 - 19494824
AN - SCOPUS:67149092187
SN - 1759-5045
VL - 6
SP - 372
EP - 375
JO - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology
JF - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology
IS - 6
ER -
