Hepatitis C at presentation in a newly diagnosed infant with B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Qurratulain Shahood Ahmed; Zehra Fadoo; Kamran Sadiq; Sadaf Altaf

doi:10.1016/j.phoj.2017.11.003

Hepatitis C at presentation in a newly diagnosed infant with B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Qurratulain Shahood Ahmed, Zehra Fadoo, Kamran Sadiq, Sadaf Altaf

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Abstract

We report the unique case of a nine-month old patient diagnosed with B- Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia also positive for Hepatitis C virus, genotype 3 and a high viral load. With no existent literature to guide treatment of Hepatitis C in context of Infant Leukemia, treatment with direct-acting antivirals was deferred. A conservative approach to Hepatitis C was sought while he was undergoing chemotherapy, with the expectation of a spontaneous viral clearance, as has been documented for a quarter of otherwise healthy infants.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	31-33
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal
Volume	3
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phoj.2017.11.003
Publication status	Published - Mar 2018

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Direct acting antivirals
Hepatitis C
Infant leukemia

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Hepatitis C at presentation in a newly diagnosed infant with B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

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