70% of hepatitis C can be completely cured
9 years, normal physical examination every year, only slightly higher transaminase, 67-year-old limber had never this seriously, until last year to undergo an operation in hospital before they found themselves suffering from hepatitis C! Experts pointed out that chronic hepatitis C from symptoms are very hidden, like a “silent killer” One third of patients with normal liver function tests, usually have no symptoms. There are some patients appears only transaminase high, but the general misconception that is caused by alcohol or not sleep well, and thus delay the diagnosis and treatment, some of them developed into cirrhosis and liver cancer double take. Guangzhou 8th People’s Hospital Professor Tang Xiaoping reminded, in the past that the medical profession has been refractory hepatitis C than hepatitis B, but with the development of anti-retroviral therapy, and now 70% of hepatitis C can already completely cured, but many Patients did not know this, blindly give priority treatment to nourish the liver, causing liver damage getting worse.
Hepatitis C virus can disguise, and escape the immune system inventory
Said Tang Xiaoping, China had 40 million with hepatitis C, hepatitis C incidence in China was 3.2%, in some areas in the north, the percentage is even more than 4%. After 10 to 30 years, about 10% to 30% of patients will develop cirrhosis of the liver, 5% to 10% of cirrhotic patients can develop into liver cancer. The timely detection of adult patients with acute hepatitis C, then 95% of patients the virus can be cleared. But the problem is that most hepatitis C patients in the acute phase of infection without obvious symptoms, it is easy to delay treatment, which makes 60-80% of acute hepatitis C patients will develop into a chronic disease. Because of this, hepatitis C has been called the “silent killer.” It is reported that in the U.S., the diagnosis of HCV infection rate was only 20%, while the majority of these patients diagnosed in time after infection for 10 years. Hepatitis C infection, even an annual physical examination, investigations do not necessarily have come, thus leading to the timely detection of disease, delay in treatment.
It is learned that a considerable number of hepatitis C infection and the small incidence of the common cold nearly an average of every 2 months, there may occur in patients with fatigue, nausea, abdominal distension and other mild symptoms, 30% of patients may be followed by jaundice and concentration brown urine, which was mainly due to hepatitis C virus protein coat camouflage himself so difficult to be the body’s immune system to identify and shut out, thus hiding in the human body continue to cause liver damage.
70% of hepatitis C can be completely cured
Past medical profession has been considered refractory hepatitis C than hepatitis B, but with the development of antiviral therapy, especially in China pegylated interferon, hepatitis C treatment has made great progress. At present, the use of pegylated interferon combined with ribavirin anti-viral therapy for one year will enable more than Qicheng completely removed in patients with hepatitis C virus. Unfortunately, many people do not understand this point, found himself blindly for liver protection therapy after they fell sick, leading to more serious illness, or even miss the best opportunity for antiviral therapy.
The limber 67-year-old in 1998, blood transfusion in the northwest, back to Guangzhou to participate in unit physical examination found high transaminase, but others are normal. Two years ago, limber because of illness needs an operation, the hospital to conduct a comprehensive examination of his and found him suffering from HCV. Limber, said he started hearing people say that a great side effects of interferon, there will be fever, muscle aches, hair loss, weight loss and reduction of white blood cells and so on, refuses to carry out anti-viral treatment, but rather have been eating liver protection medicine for treatment, However, over the past year, the condition is always repeatedly, when good and bad. In desperation, limber eighth hospital in Guangzhou city, anti-viral treatment, one year, the virus has been completely removed, a few very good review.
Unfortunately, there are some patients with a delayed time and again, the results missed the opportunity of anti-viral treatment. Patients have been very busy, diagnosed with hepatitis C after a delay they are afraid their business, and second, heard with interferon would “kill the white blood cells” but also “high fever”, after they fell sick with, “No Symptoms “simply do not listen to the doctor’s advice, eat liver protection drugs improvise about. Thought until a few years, liver fibrosis has already begun.
TANG Xiaoping pointed out that as long as the doctors work closely with patients in the doctor’s close observation and guidance, side effects can be overcome, and that the side effects of interferon tend to increase with the number of treatment weakened disappear soon after discontinuation.
He said the anti-viral therapy based on patient’s condition and drug use to develop individualized treatment programs. Long-acting interferon therapy currently used hepatitis C, its concentration can be maintained a week, the effect is very stable, 99% of patients with long-term use will be effective. After treatment, some patients can be RNA negative in a month, and some will need half a year. For the former, one-year course of treatment is almost, but for the latter, treatment should be extended to one and a half to two years.