Acute hepatitis C complicated by pancreatitis: another extrahepatic manifestation of hepatitis C virus?
In hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection a number of extrahepatic manifestations have been described, generally caused by immune phenomena. Here we report a case of acute pancreatitis, detected during an acute hepatitis C infection, in an elderly female patient.
Alvares-Da-Silva
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MR
Gastroenterology Department, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Francisconi
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CF
Waechter
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FL
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000502:physiology*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*