Background: There is currently no consensus treatment for children non-responsive to peginterferon (Peg-IFN) and ribavirin.
Case presentation: Here, we present a Japanese child with chronic hepatitis C with fibrosis, who did not respond to Peg-IFN α-2b but responded to Peg-IFN α-2a with ribavirin, accompanied with fluvastatin. To date, there has been no reported case of re-treatment in children. The early viral response occurred soon after starting treatment using Peg-IFN α-2a/ribavirin plus fluvastatin.
Conclusion: Our result indicates that when treatment by Peg-IFN α-2b/ribavirin combination therapy is not efficient, combination therapy using Peg-IFN α-2a/ribavirin plus fluvastatin should be considered in children with advanced liver change.
Keywords: Fluvastatin; Non-responsive; Peginterferon; Ribavirin; Sustained virologic response.
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