Abstract
A 74-year-old man with a history of transfusion at 35 years old in Egypt was referred to our hospital. He was infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 4 (GT4), which is a rare HCV GT in Japan, and was also diagnosed with hepatic compensated cirrhosis. We safely treated the patient for 12 weeks with the combination of glecaprevir and pibrentasvir, and a sustained virologic response (SVR) was achieved. This is the first report of HCV GT4 infection in a treatment-naïve Japanese patient with cirrhosis in whom SVR was achieved with the combination treatment of glecaprevir and pibrentasvir.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2061-2066 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Internal Medicine |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- Cirrhosis
- DAA
- HCV genotype 4
- Japan
- Transfusion