Hepatitis D medical therapy
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Medical Therapy
There is no specific available treatment. For persons with severe hepatitis, only supportive care is given. The treatment of chronic active hepatitis B and coexistent hepatitis D infection with alpha interferon would be done only after consultation and referral to a gastroenterologist.[1] Monitoring HDV RNA and serological levels of HBsAg may help in management of these patients.[2]
Follow-up for 6months may be recommended in these patients to evaluate for the development of chronic HBV and HDV infection.
References
- ↑ Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Screening for Infectious Diseases Among Substance Abusers. Rockville (MD): Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US); 1993. (Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 6.) Chapter 15 - Viral Hepatitis D.
- ↑ Manesis EK, Schina M, Le Gal F, Agelopoulou O, Papaioannou C, Kalligeros C, Arseniou V, Manolakopoulos S, Hadziyannis ES, Gault E, Koskinas J, Papatheodoridis G, Archimandritis AJ (2007). "Quantitative analysis of hepatitis D virus RNA and hepatitis B surface antigen serum levels in chronic delta hepatitis improves treatment monitoring". Antiviral Therapy. 12 (3): 381–8. PMID 17591028.
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