Viral Hepatitis: Chronic Hepatitis C

Description

This book presents up-to-date, practically oriented information on major topics in chronic hepatitis C. The coverage encompasses epidemiology; diagnosis, including molecular methods; treatment and challenges; and the management of co-infections. Readers will find guidance on pretherapeutic evaluation with respect to disease severity and extrahepatic manifestations. Resistance to antiviral treatment and its management are discussed, and the nature of optimal follow-up is addressed in detail. Treatment of HCV/HIV co-infection is considered separately, and the approach in special patient populations is thoroughly examined. Chronic Hepatitis C will be of high value for general practitioners and specialists in gastroenterology, infectious diseases, and internal medicine. It will be international in scope in terms of both authorship and appeal. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Global Epidemiology of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection (Resat Ozaras, Hakan Leblebicioglu)....Pages 1-24 Laboratory and Molecular Diagnosis of Hepatitis C and Resistance Testing (Maliha Naseer, Harleen Chela, Alhareth AlJuboori)....Pages 25-58 Pretherapeutic Evaluation of the Patients with HCV Infection (T. Asselah, Dominique Salmon-Ceron)....Pages 59-64 Current Therapy of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus in Treatment-Naive Patients (Alhareth AlJuboori, Satinder Kaur, Veysel Tahan)....Pages 65-95 Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Patients with Renal Failure (Bilgul Mete, Fehmi Tabak)....Pages 97-107 Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus in Special Populations (HBV Coinfection, Drug Users, and Prisoners) (Dalbir S. Sandhu, Randhir Jesudoss)....Pages 109-139 HIV/HCV Coinfection: Current Challenges (Dominique Salmon-Ceron, J. E. Arends, C. Leoni, C. Solas, G. Peytavin)....Pages 141-157 Management of Interferon-Free Direct-Acting HCV Antiviral Therapy Failure (Ky-Dieu Tran, Abdulmajeed A. Albarrak, Veysel Tahan)....Pages 159-165 Management of HCV Infection in Decompensated Cirrhosis in the Transplantation Setting (Michael D. Voigt)....Pages 167-182 Extrahepatic Manifestations of Hepatitis C Virus Infection (Çetin Karaca)....Pages 183-195 Acute Hepatitis C (Joop E. Arends, Maria Cristina Leoni, Dominique Salmon-Ceron)....Pages 197-217