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How do you approach treatment of RA with methotrexate in a patient with treated Hepatitis C and normal liver function?

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Rheumatology · UTMB Health

Active hepatitis C infection can be present in the setting of normal liver function tests. So, I always check for the viral load, especially if the hep C treatment was done more than a few years ago. Here, the old alpha interferon-based treatments achieved a cure rate no better than 30%. The newer a...

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