The impact of steatosis and alcohol on hepatitis C
β Scribed by Sam Galhenage; Manal F. Abdelmalek
- Book ID
- 107540451
- Publisher
- Current Science Inc.
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 333 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1540-3416
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In patients with mild hepatitis C, the usefulness of antiviral therapy is subject of debate, as a low risk for progression of fibrosis is assumed. Several studies have shown that steatosis is a strong and independent predictor of the severity as well as the progression of fibrosis in chronic hepatit
In patients infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), 20% to 30% will progress to cirrhosis in over two to three decades. Viral and host factors that are important in the clinical and histologic progression of HCV infection are not entirely certain. It has been suggested that liver disease is worse