[Acute viral hepatitis A and C: report of a case].
We present a case of acute hepatitis by simultaneous A and C virus infection. The coinfection was suspected due to the high levels of transaminases lasting more than 9 months after onset of the illness. During the early stages of the illness, the patient had IgM antibodies to hepatitis A virus. Serological tests for hepatitis B and C viruses, cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Bar virus were negative. Due to the persistently high transaminase levels, we repeated the serology, detecting positive results for hepatitis C antibody, while hepatitis B serology remained negative as well that for all other virus tested. With these findings, we believe that a patient with hepatitis A of long duration, requires additional serological examinations to determine the possibility of coinfection by another virus.
González Murillo
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Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital La Paz, Madrid.
Erdozain Sosa
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JC
Rodríguez Blanes
J A
JA
Muñoz Núñez
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F
Guerrero Vega
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E
Castillo Grau
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P
Berges Magaña
M A
MA
Reyes Rodríguez
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D
Del Rey Sanz
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male