Hepatitis C virus and Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
We report two cases of Hashimoto's thyroiditis associated with chronic active hepatitis C virus (HCV). Our data suggest that HCV infection might be involved in this autoimmune disease.
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Department of Gastroenterology, Archet Hospital, Nice, France.
Quaranta
J F
JF
Beusnel
C
C
Thiers
V
V
De Souza
M
M
François
E
E
Hébuterne
X
X
Rampal
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P
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications*; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*