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Liver Transplant (Expert Forum)
viral load counts
Answered by
Thomas D Schiano, MD - Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Liver Transplantation, Hepatology
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York - NY
Questions posted in the Liver Transplant . Forum are answered by medical professionals from The Mount Sinai Medical Center.
viral load counts
by snapperqueen, Jul 01, 2009 09:03PM
Dear Doctor,
I am a ldlt due to hcv. post transplant over a year ago. my viral load is very high over 100 millions. without any treatment for hcv, my viral load went down very significantly about 86%. my question is what is the reason for my viral load to go down that much? is it because my hcv is become chronic now? or something wrong? does this happen naturally? i know viral load will go down sometimes but not this much.
thanks for your time.
I am a ldlt due to hcv. post transplant over a year ago. my viral load is very high over 100 millions. without any treatment for hcv, my viral load went down very significantly about 86%. my question is what is the reason for my viral load to go down that much? is it because my hcv is become chronic now? or something wrong? does this happen naturally? i know viral load will go down sometimes but not this much.
thanks for your time.
Doctor's Answer
by Thomas D Schiano, MD, Jul 02, 2009 08:25PM
, Jul 02, 2009 08:25PM
the HCV RNA level rises and falls spontaneously. we typicall perform protocol liver biopsies to see if the HCV warrants treatment. Patients with persistent higher viral loads may do less well.
