METHOD FOR TREATING THE CHRONIC VIRAL HEPATITIS C PATIENTS HAVING HEPATIC HEMOSIDEROSIS

摘要

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves applying 3-5 sessions of cytopheresis by taking 800.0-1000.0 ml of blood, centrifuging it at 2000 rpm speed during 1 h with following 350-500 ml of blood cells being separated and returning 450-500 ml of separated autoplasma to the patient after 3-4 days long pause. Then α₂-interferon is administered. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of treatment; simultaneous removal of excessive iron and hepatitis C virus from the liver. 2 tbl