title: [Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To know the prevalence of HCV infection in patients diagnosed with B-NHL in our area.
  
  
  METHODS
  A group of patients diagnosed with B-NHL between 1998-99 were carefully reviewed (serological tests, HCV RNA, laboratory studies, toxicity, response to treatment and evolution) in a transversal study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall 9/77 (11.68%) of patients tested positive for HCV. Of the 9 patients HCV(+) showed abnormal elevated trans aminases in opposition with 10.3% of patients that tested seronegative.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Compared with normal individuals, we have seen a higher prevalence of HCV in our B-NHL patients. It may be possible that HCV play a role in that lymphoma's pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Oncología Médica Hospital Universitario Clínica Puerta de Hierro. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. mespana@ene.es
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Sánchez Ruiz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yebra Bango
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Portero
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Provencio Pulla
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miralles Flores
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: España Saz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence