title: Challenging clinical cases in HCV infection.
abstract: We present clinical cases, which underline some difficulties in diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Case report #1 shows a patient who avoided clinical follow-up for HCV until the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. In this patient, non-invasive procedures did not allow to make a differential diagnosis between hydatidosis and hepatocellular carcinoma but diagnosis was only made with liver biopsy.
authors.forename: Alessio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Strazzulla
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Matera
authors.forename: Selma Valerie
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Mammone
authors.forename: Vittoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vaccaro
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pisani
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Manti
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Doldo
authors.forename: Lucio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cosco
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Quintieri
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cesario
authors.forename: Maria Carla
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Liberto
authors.forename: Aida
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giancotti
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Torti
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Focà
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male