THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION

THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION

Thrombocytopenia in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major problem. The pathophysiology is multifactorial, with auto-immunogenicity, direct bone marrow suppression, hypersplenism, decreased production of thrombopoietin and therapeutic adverse effect all contributing to th...

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Main Authors: Sumit Dahal, Smrity Upadhyay, Rashmi Banjade, Prajwal Dhakal, Navin Khanal, Vijaya Raj Bhatt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-03-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic/ complications
Hepatitis C, Chronic/ drug therapy
Thrombocytopenia/virology
Thrombocytopenia/drug therapy
Ribavirin/therapeutic use
Interferon-alpha/ therapeutic use
Online Access:http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/2835

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