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HEPPigram: One Approach to HCV Treatment

August/September 2002

This article is part of TheBody.com's archive. Because it contains information that may no longer be accurate, this article should only be considered a historical document.

This flow chart is for patients with chronic HCV infection who are eligible for treatment. At present, the only difference for HIV and HCV co-infected patients with genotype 2 or 3 is that the duration of treatment is unclear. See "Editor's Letter" in this issue.

HEPPigram: One Approach To HCV Treatment

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Pt has consistently abnormal ALT with positive HCV PCR (see the "Genotype" section in "Recommendations for Those on the Frontline Against Hepatitis C" in this issue).
Some experts suggest a liver biopsy for all cases.
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Biopsy can be considered at this point, but NIH guidelines may be silent.
See NIH Treatment Guidelines for specific treatment recommendations.
Current practice is not the same as FDA labeling.

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This article is part of TheBody.com's archive. Because it contains information that may no longer be accurate, this article should only be considered a historical document.

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