Transverse myelitis associated to HCV infection
Braz. j. infect. dis
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13(2): 147-152, Apr. 2009. tab, ilus
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ABSTRACT
Complications involving the central nervous system in patients suffering from hepatitis C virus (HCV) infectionhave been rare. Among them, it appears the transverse myelitis, which has already been reported in likely association with HCV. This paper presents the case study of a 65-year-old woman who developed cervical transverse myelitis linked to chronic HCV infection and anti-HCV antibodies in the spinal fluid, being excluded other etiologies for transverse myelitis. Current evidence has reinforced the likely association between chronic HCV infection and transverse myelitis, especially as recurrent manifestations of the disease. These findings reveal the need for more searching to establish the causal relationship between transverse myelitis and hepatitis C.
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Main subject:
Hepatitis C, Chronic
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Myelitis, Transverse
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria/BR
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