Regression of Hepatic Fibrosis in Hepatitis C with Long-Term Interferon Treatment
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Digestive Diseases and Sciences
- Vol. 43 (12) , 2573-2576
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1026601904609
Abstract
Cirrhosis occurs in 20-50% of patients with hepatitis C and is thought to be irreversible. We describe two patients with cirrhosis secondary to hepatitis C in whom the extensive fibrosis and...Keywords
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