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Interferon-free therapy with sofosbuvir plus ribavirin for successful treatment of genotype 2 hepatitis C virus with lichen planus: a case report.
Clinical journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2017
Yoshikawa Ayumu, Terashita Katsumi, Morikawa Kenichi, Matsuda Soichiro, Yamamura Takahiro, Sarashina Koichiro, Nakano Shintaro, Kobayashi Yoshimitsu, Sogabe Susumu, Takahashi Kazuhiro, Haba Shin, Oda Hisashi, Takahashi Tatsuro, Miyagishima Takuto, Sakamoto Naoya
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains the main cause of liver disease and can lead to chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. HCV may also develop extrahepatic manifestations in the skin, eyes, joints, kidneys, nervous system, and immune system. In fact, several studies reported that up to 70% of HCV patients experienced extrahepatic manifestations. Lichen planus (LP), which is an immune...
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