Question 131 · LEK · Hepatitis C
Indicate the criteria for the diagnosis of chronic hepatitis type C:
- A. presence of anti-HCV in serum and increased ALT activity.
- B. presence of HCV RNA in serum for at least 6 months and inflammatory-necrotic lesions with fibrosis in the liver.
- C. presence of anti-HCV in serum for at least 6 months and features of hepatitis present in the biopsied material.
- D. presence of anti-HCV in serum and thrombocytopenia.
- E. any presence of HCV RNA in serum.
Hint
Antibodies only prove exposure; chronicity is defined by persistence of the virus itself beyond a set time.
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