[Hepatitis C in hemophiliacs].
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with hereditary bleeding disorders treated with non virus inactivated clotting factor concentrates during the 1970s. In this article, we briefly report the actual knowledge about HCV infection in hemophiliacs, by analyzing the prevalence of HCV infection, the genotype distribution, the natural history of the infection and the most important factors involved in the progression of chronic hepatitis into liver cirrhosis, hepatic decompensation and hepatocellular carcinoma. Finally, we describe the main advances in the treatment of HCV infection.
Franchini
Massimo
M
Capra
Franco
F
Veneri
Dino
D
Lo Cascio
Giuliana
G
de Maria
Elena
E
Manzato
Franco
F
Lippi
Giuseppe
G
Gandini
Giorgio
G
D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors