Viremia VHC e infección por virus herpes zoster en un paciente en hemodiálisis tratada con eritropoietina / VHC viremia and herpes zoster infection in a patient in hemodialysis treated with erythropoietin
Rev. méd. Chile
;
123(2): 225-8, feb. 1995. tab
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Hepatitis C virus infection in chronic hemodialysis patients is associated with several unresolved problems. We report a 85 years old female patient in chronic hemodialysis and treated with erythropoietin, that during the course of an Herpes zoster, presented severe malaise, weight loss and muscle weakness. Two weeks later, a slight rise in serum transaminases was detected. The patients had a negative antibodies for HIV and hepatitis C virus and negative hepatitis B surface antigen. A PCR test was positive for serum hepatitis C virus RNA. The patient's condition deteriorated and she died 7 days after admission. Erythropoietin administration, whose immunosupressive effect has been reported previously, could have influenced the dismal outcome of this patient
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Main subject:
Erythropoietin
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Renal Dialysis
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Hepatitis C
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Hepacivirus
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Herpes Zoster
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1995
Type:
Article
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