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Should HIV Be Treated First? Liver Biopsy

A liver biopsy is a procedure where a small sample of liver tissue is taken and examined under a microscope to reliably assess the stage and grade of liver disease. It is considered the diagnostic gold standard because it can determine both the amount of scarring that has occurred and the level of inflammation driving future scarring. A liver biopsy can also identify other causes of liver disease beyond just hepatitis C.

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Should HIV Be Treated First? Liver Biopsy

A liver biopsy is a procedure where a small sample of liver tissue is taken and examined under a microscope to reliably assess the stage and grade of liver disease. It is considered the diagnostic gold standard because it can determine both the amount of scarring that has occurred and the level of inflammation driving future scarring. A liver biopsy can also identify other causes of liver disease beyond just hepatitis C.

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Should HIV be treated first?

Liver biopsy
A liver biopsy is a procedure where a small sample of liver tissue is
taken and sent to a lab, where the sample is examined under a
microscope for cell abnormalities.
A liver biopsy is considered the diagnostic gold standard for
assessing liver disease because it is the most reliable way to learn
both the stage (amount of scarring that has already occurred) and
the grade (amount of inflammation, which drives future scarring) of
liver disease. It can also identify other causes of liver disease that
are not hepatitis C-related.

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