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Corticosteriods & HCV
Hi everyone,
Just wondering if anyone knows the latest on taking corticosteroids (prednisolone) short term &
the affect they have on the liver or viral load.
Thanks
Lee
Just wondering if anyone knows the latest on taking corticosteroids (prednisolone) short term &
the affect they have on the liver or viral load.
Thanks
Lee
Corticosteroids are known to induce increased HCV replication.
My experience has been that physicians try to avoid using corticosteroids in an HCV patients but some situations may demand it. I am a transplant recipient and my underlying disease was HCV. I had an acute organ rejection episode and was administered intravenous prednisone to stop the process. I later achieved SVR so, though I suspect that my viral load increased with the prednisone, prednisone did not preclude successful treatment.
Mike
My experience has been that physicians try to avoid using corticosteroids in an HCV patients but some situations may demand it. I am a transplant recipient and my underlying disease was HCV. I had an acute organ rejection episode and was administered intravenous prednisone to stop the process. I later achieved SVR so, though I suspect that my viral load increased with the prednisone, prednisone did not preclude successful treatment.
Mike
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