Kucharska Marta, Inglot Marcin, Kuliszkiewicz-Janus Małgorzata, Pazgan-Simon Monika, Knysz Brygida
Department of Infectious Diseases, Hepatology and Acquired Immune Deficiences, Wrocław Medical University, Poland.
Department of General and Pediatric Radiology, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland.
Adv Clin Exp Med. 2015 Jul-Aug;24(4):671-7. doi: 10.17219/acem/22913.
Haemophilia is an entity, wherein the HCV infection rate is greater than in the general population and ranges between 70-90%. The majority of HCV infections were acquired by hemophiliacs in the 1980s, by the use of infected cryoprecipitate or fresh frozen plasma preparations. It is therefore highly likely that many of them, more than twenty years after the infection, have developed advanced liver disease. Until recently, in order to assess its severity, it was necessary to perform a liver biopsy. Currently, we observe rapid developments of non-invasive methods that are particularly useful in patients with bleeding disorders. The most popular include elastography (Fibroscan, SWE) and the algorithms based on measurements of the relevant blood parameters (e.g. FibroTest, Fibrometer, APRI index). Ease of implementation of these studies, no need for hospitalization of the patient or specific preparation for surgery, allow for quick and minimally invasive assessment of liver disease progression and classification of the patient to the appropriate antiviral therapy.
