May cirrhosis be reduced by eradicating Hepatitis C virus?

Several data of the literature suggest that the attainment of sustained virologic response in patients with chronic hepatitis C may result in an improvement of the biochemical markers of hepatic function, amelioration of fibrotic stage, and frequent regression of cirrhosis. The authors report on a patient who initially underwent oncologic examinations due to focal liver disease and then was diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C. Following the exclusion of malignancy, the patient received antiviral therapy. The initially administered double combination of pegylated interferon and ribavirin remained unsuccessful, how…