title: Hepatitis C virus and Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Archet Hospital, Nice, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Quaranta
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beusnel
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Thiers
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Souza
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: François
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hébuterne
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rampal
mesh_terms: 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*