Evaluation of Liver Fibrosis by FibroScan in β-Thalassemia Children Infected with Hepatitis C Virus Before and After Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir Therapy
Aya Lotfy Yosef, Hanan Hamed Soliman, Gamal El-Sayed Shiha, Mohiee El-Deen AbdEl-Aziz Awad & Eslam El-Sayed El-Hawary · International Blood Research & Reviews · 2020
Background: Thalassemic children develop liver fibrosis because of liver iron overload and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Transient elastography (FibroScan) can be a reliable non-invasive method for evaluating liver fibrosis in thalassemic patients. Treatment with ledipasvir/...
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10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i330130