We studied the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in 20 Japanese patients with sporadic-type porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT). Seventeen of the 20 patients (85%) had anti-HCV antibodies. Biochemical remission was observed in nine patients, six of whom still had positive HCV RNA copies. The
Management of hepatitis C virus in patients with porphyria cutanea tarda
โ Scribed by Peter W. M. Dienhart; Richard K. Sterling
- Book ID
- 107540421
- Publisher
- Current Science Inc.
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 489 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1540-3416
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