[Hepatitis C virus infection presenting as a polyarthritis: report of 2 cases].
Several disease 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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Servicio Medicina, Hospital del Salvador, Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Medicina, Santiago, Chile.
Cerda
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Ribalta
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Wainstein
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D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
Poliartritis como manifestación de infección por virus C de la hepatitis: presentación de dos casos clínicos.