Reversibility of hepatitis B virus-induced liver cirrhosis after prolonged antiviral therapy

Gastroenterología y hepatología
Francisco Pérez RoldánFrancisco Ruíz Carrillo

Abstract

Reversibility of liver fibrosis or cirrhosis involves complete restoration of normal liver architecture. This phenomenon has been well documented in chronic liver diseases such as autoimmune hepatitis, biliary obstruction, hemochromatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and viral hepatitis. There are very few reports of reversal of cirrhosis after antiviral therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. We report a case of disappearance of HBV-induced liver cirrhosis after years of treatment with distinct antiviral drugs, documented by successive biopsy results. This disappearance was accompanied by normalization of platelet count, gammaglobulin titers, and radiologic findings.

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