Hepatitis C, table 1, Histopathology of the Liver in Children With Chronic Hepatitis C Viral Infection

Histopathology of the Liver in Children With Chronic Hepatitis C Viral Infection

table 1. Clinical Characteristics of Children With Chronic Hepatitis C Infection

Age at time of biopsy (yr)
Range	2.0-18.6
Mean ± SD	11.4 ± 4.3
Duration of infection to biopsy (yr) (data available for 24 patients)
Range	0.8-16.4
Mean ± SD	6.8 ± 5.3
Mode of transmission, n (%)
Blood products	26 (65)
Blood transfusion(s)	13 (32)
Intravenous immunoglobulins	10 (25)
Factor 8	3 (8)
Perinatal transmission	9 (22)
ECMO	2 (5)
Hemodialysis	1 (3)
Unknown	2 (5)
Viral genotype (data available for 25 patients)
1a	15 (60)
1b	8 (32)
2b	1 (4)
4a (patient originally from Egypt)	1 (4)