Successful sofosbuvir treatment with ribavirin dose reduction for chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 2 infection in a patient with ulcerative colitis: a case report

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Background:
Ulcerative colitis is a lifelong, immunologically mediated disease. Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) are now available for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. An interferon-free regimen appears useful, safe and effective for many patients for whom interferon-based treatment is contraindicated.

Case presentation:
We studied a 56-year-old treatment-naïve Japanese man with chronic HCV genotype 2b infection who had ulcerative colitis. This patient was treated with sofosbuvir and ribavirin for 12 weeks. During treatment, diarrhoea and bloody faeces were frequent. After ribavirin was reduced to 400 mg daily, these symptoms decreased. Finally, the patient achieved a sustained virologic response 12 weeks after the stoppage of the treatment.

Conclusion:
Clinicians should pay careful attention to the ribavirin dose in the treatment of certain HCV patients with inflammatory bowel disease who are receiving sofosbuvir plus ribavirin.

Keywords:
Case report, Direct-acting antiviral (DAA), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Interferon-free, Ribavirin, Ulcerative colitis

Autoři: Yuki Ohta ¹; Tatsuo Kanda ^1*; Tatsuro Katsuno ¹; Shin Yasui ¹; Yuki Haga ¹; Reina Sasaki ¹; Masato Nakamura ¹; Shuang Wu ¹; Shingo Nakamoto ²; Makoto Arai ¹; Osamu Yokosuka ¹
Působiště autorů: Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 60-8670, Japan. ¹; Department of Molecular Virology, Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan. ²
Vyšlo v časopise: BMC Gastroenterology 2016, 16:66
Kategorie: Case report
prolekare.web.journal.doi_sk: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-016-0480-x

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Conclusion:
Clinicians should pay careful attention to the ribavirin dose in the treatment of certain HCV patients with inflammatory bowel disease who are receiving sofosbuvir plus ribavirin.

Keywords:
Case report, Direct-acting antiviral (DAA), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Interferon-free, Ribavirin, Ulcerative colitis

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