Poliartritis como manifestación de infección por virus C de la hepatitis: presentación de dos casos clínicos / Hepatitis virus C infection presenting as a polyarthritis: report of two cases
Rev. méd. Chile
;
125(11): 1357-60, nov. 1997.
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Several diseases have been associated with hepatitis C virus infections, including rheumatologic, hematologic and neoplastic disorders. We report two women, aged 57 and 39 years old whom the initial presentation of hepatitis C virus infection was an arthritis resembling rheumatoid arthritis. Laboratory work up revealed abnormal liver function tests, stimulating the search for hepatitis C virus infection, having both patients positive ELISA tests. Detection of this agent is extremely important when selecting a therapy for the articular disease, since several drugs used in the treatment of rheumatic disorders are potentially hepatotoxic and immunosuppression is risky in the setting of a viral hepatitis
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Main subject:
Arthritis
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Hepacivirus
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Hepatitis C, Chronic
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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