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HIV and Hepatitis C Co-Infection

Are you HIV positive and newly diagnosed with hepatitis C (Hep C)?Do you have one virus and think youmight be infected with the other? If so, this brochure answers somebasic questions about living withboth HIV and Hep C. What is HIV and Hep Cco-infection? When people have HIV and another major infectionsuch as Hep C, they are co-infected. HIV is a virusthat attacks the immune system, killing the CD4+cells that help the body fight off...

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alcoholic hepatitis and hepatitis C

Dear Doctor, I have two of the most loved and wonderful sons in the world. One has Hepatitis C and has taken interferon without success. He is doing good however with lots of vitamins and a healthy diet. Is there any typical amount of time when...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

Dear Mom,Sorry to hear about your sons' troubles. The best prognostic indicator for hepatitis C is a liver biopsy. That will help him decide on future therapy. The new pegylated interferons will be available this year and he may be a candidate,... Read more »

What's Worse HCV or HBV?

Doctor, My Dr. says I probably have hepatitis, and I'm HIV+ awaiting the hepatitis labs. Is one of these hepatitises worse than the other? If you have both are you "dead" on diagnosis? Thank you!...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

All patients who are infected with HIV should have testing for hepatitis A, B and C.If a patient has had hepatitis A in the past, then he or she does not need immunization. Fortunately, Hepatitis A does not cause chronic liver disease.If a patient... Read more »

about hepatitis

Out of hepatitis a, b, and c which one causes the most concern?...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

Hepatitis A never becomes chronic and is rarely fatal, unless you have hepatitis C, then it can be as much as 40% fatal. Hepatitis B and C both become chronic and it depends on the individual which is worse. Everyone is different and needs to be... Read more »

Autoimmune Hepatitis

My sister is a 27 year old mother of 3. Her health seems to worsen after each birth. She was diagnosed with Hepatitis C when she was 16, about 30% of her liver has cirrohosis. Her spleen is the size of a baseball. She also may have Dysmenorrhea. She...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

I would hope that she will see a liver specialist for evaluation for treatment. Depending on her genotype, she may be a candidate for new therapies as well.... Read more »

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Just keeps getting worse

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Well things just keep getting worse. After being diagnosed in Dec 01, managed to not have to take meds unitl this past Feb. Started with Trizivir and Sustiva, ok I said to myself, three pill per day, not to bad to having to get use to. Well, the... Read more »

Worse?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Can ARS symptoms worsen to develop bronchitis and pnumonnia?

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well, it could be worse....

Posted by still_here, 2 Replies

you could have been the one who got to the bottom of this barrel!!

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Vision Getting Worse

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I had unprotected sex twice with a guy of unknown status (I'm a female). This happened almost 5 years ago and I have been putting testing off for a very long time. I tried to test right after it happened but I didn't know you had to wait six months... Read more »

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