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
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125(11): 1357-60, nov. 1997.
Artículo
en Español
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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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Asunto principal:
Artritis
/
Hepacivirus
/
Hepatitis C Crónica
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Adulto
/
Femenino
/
Humanos
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
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