title: Acute hepatitis C during pregnancy. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Treatment of chronic hepatitis C with interferon is well established (Fried 1995, Zein 1995) though not very successful. We report a case of a pregnant doctor who developed acute hepatitis C six weeks after accidental needle-stick injury from a hepatitis C virus positive patient. We review the literature that deals with such cases.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rimon
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lurie
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Bass
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Levi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007372:Interferons / Q000009:adverse effects; D016602:Needlestick Injuries; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome
chemical_list: D007372:Interferons