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The Long Term Outcome of Thirty Eight Post-Transfusion Hepatitis C
Punyagupta S 
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Siwadune T
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Siwadune T Thirty-eight cases of post-transfustion HCV hepatitis have been followed for 5-24
years. Cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma were found in 44.7 per cent and 13.1 per cent
respectively. Cirrhosis was recognised by pathological evidence as early as one and a half years
after transfusion and the clinical evidences of decompensated cirrhosis were noted in the fifth
year post-transfusion onward. Hepatocellular carcinoma was first recognised in year ten and
thereafter. Nine patients died of liver failure or hepatocellular carcinoma during years 8-16 of
the follow-up. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to screen out the HCV infected blood
donors and to treat the HCV patients as early and as effectively as possible.
Key word : Post-transfusion Hepatitis C, Cirrhosis, Hepatoma
years. Cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma were found in 44.7 per cent and 13.1 per cent
respectively. Cirrhosis was recognised by pathological evidence as early as one and a half years
after transfusion and the clinical evidences of decompensated cirrhosis were noted in the fifth
year post-transfusion onward. Hepatocellular carcinoma was first recognised in year ten and
thereafter. Nine patients died of liver failure or hepatocellular carcinoma during years 8-16 of
the follow-up. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to screen out the HCV infected blood
donors and to treat the HCV patients as early and as effectively as possible.
Key word : Post-transfusion Hepatitis C, Cirrhosis, Hepatoma
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