Changes in Hematologic Profile, Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid Level in Cirrhotic Patients Received Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir With or Without Ribavirin

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a global health problem that affects 170 million people worldwide, and approximately 55% (95 million) of the infected population is in South East Asia and Western Pacific countries.

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is considered one of the main causes of chronic hepatitis and also may be complicated by serious complications as liver cirrhosis, ascites and hepatocellular carcinoma. It is also, one of the leading indications for liver transplantation (LT) in adults around the world.

Abnormalities in hematological parameters are common in patients with cirrhosis. The pathogenesis of abnormal hematological indices (HIs) in cirrhosis is multifactorial and includes portal hypertension-induced sequestration, alterations in bone marrow stimulating factors, viral- and toxin-induced bone marrow suppression and consumption or loss. Abnormalities in HIs are associated with an increased risk of complications including bleeding and infection.

So, early recognition and early treatment of those patients with chronic HCV infection can modify its natural history. There are many factors affecting the outcome of HCV infection as viral, environmental and host factors, including immunologic and genetic susceptibilities.

Till 2011, the main lines of therapy were Interferon plus ribavirin for at least 48 weeks but these combinations was associated with low incidence of Sustained Virological Response (SVR). Now, there is era of Direct Acting Analogues that used for treatment of patients with chronic HCV infection and associated with high rate of SVR.