title: [The eye and hepatitis C].
abstract: Ocular diseases such as Sjögren's syndrome, Mooren's ulcer and acute retinal pigment epitheliitis have been associated with hepatitis C. We report the case of a 35-year-old male nurse with hepatitis C who developed Sjögren's syndrome which was confirmed by labial biopsy. The role of hepatitis C infection in Sjögren's syndrome was recently established, whereas in the two other diseases, its role remains obscure. Although the presence of the hepatitis C virus in the cornea is still incertain, hepatitis C serology in donor's is required before cornea transplantation can be undertaken.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Universitaire Ophtalmologique B, Hôpital des Spécialités CHU Ibn Sina, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tahri
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chaoui
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Berbich
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berraho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000209:etiology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007638:Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012174:Retinitis Pigmentosa / Q000209:etiology