Transverse myelitis associated to HCV infection.
Complications involving the central nervous system in patients suffering from hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have been rare. Among them, it appears the transverse myelitis, which has already been reported in likely association with HCV. This paper presents the case study of a 65-year-old woman who developed cervical transverse myelitis linked to chronic HCV infection and anti-HCV antibodies in the spinal fluid, being excluded other etiologies for transverse myelitis. Current evidence has reinforced the likely association between chronic HCV infection and transverse myelitis, especially as recurrent manifestations of the disease. These findings reveal the need for more searching to establish the causal relationship between transverse myelitis and hepatitis C.
Clinica Médica, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Rua dos Andradas no. 1125/301, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. de.carli@terra.com.br
Diego Michelon
DM
De Carli
Jeferson
J
Pannebeker
Fábio Lopes
FL
Pedro
Carlos Jesus Pereira
CJ
Haygert
Everaldo
E
Hertz
Maristela de Oliveira
Mde O
Beck
D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*