Treatment of HCV‐Associated Extrahepatic Manifestations in 2018

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Treatment of the extrahepatic manifestations of chronic hepatitis C infection

Karn Wijarnpreecha M.D.
Wisit Cheungpasitporn M.D.
Surakit Pungpapong M.D.
Kiran R. Nakkala M.D., M.P.H.

When we look at the landscape in 2018, we find that the guidelines of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases/Infectious Diseases Society of America (AASLD/IDSA) and European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) are in agreement that all patients with HCV infection should be treated with effective antiviral therapy.3, 4 Table 2 categorizes HCV‐associated EHMs according to severity.5 Treatment of patients with mild‐to‐moderate HCV‐associated EHMs is important because the first‐line treatment of HCV‐associated EHMs of mild‐to‐moderate severity is always initiation of DAA therapy. Patients with severe or life‐threatening EHMs of HCV should also receive the most appropriate DAAs....
Pages: 115-118
First Published:05 June 2018
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