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| Focaccia,R.; Baraldo,D.C.M.; Ferraz,M.L.G.; Martinelli,A.L.C.; Carrilho,F.J.; Gonçales Jr.,F.L.; Pedroso,M.L.A.; Coelho,H.S.M.; Lacerda,M.A.; Brandão,C.E.; Mattos,A.A.; Lira,L.G.C.; Zamin Jr.,I.; Pinheiro,J.O.P.; Tovo,C.V.; Both,C.T.; Soares,J.A.S.; Dittrich,S.. |
| Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a serious public health problem, since 80% to 85% of HCV carriers develop a persistent infection that can progress into liver cirrhosis and hepatocarcinoma. Considering that the response of hepatitis C patients to combination therapy with interferon and ribavirin depends on HCV characteristics as well as on host features, we made a retrospective analysis of demographic and anthropometrical data and HCV genotype distribution of chronic hepatitis C patients treated in public and private reference centers in Brazil. The medical records of 4,996 patients were reviewed, 81% from public and 19% from private institutions. Patients' median age was 46 years, and there was a higher prevalence of male (62%) and white patients... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HCV; Chronic hepatitis C; Genotype; Body weight; Brazil. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702004000500003 |
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| Vigani,A.G.; Macedo-de-Oliveira,A.; Pavan,M.H.P.; Pedro,M.N.; Gonçales Jr.,F.L.. |
| Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is essentially hepatotropic but its manifestations can extend beyond the liver. It can be associated with autoimmune diseases, such as mixed cryoglobulinemia, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, autoimmune thyroiditis, and lymphoproliferative disorders. The mechanisms that trigger these manifestations are not completely understood. We describe a 48-year-old man with chronic HCV infection (circulating HCV RNA and moderate hepatitis as indicated by liver biopsy), cryoglobulinemia, and sensory and motor peripheral neuropathy. The diagnosis of multineuropathy was confirmed by clinical examination and electromyographic tests. A nerve biopsy revealed an inflammatory infiltrate in the perineurial space and signs of demyelination and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report |
Palavras-chave: Hepatitis C virus; Neurological manifestations; Cryoglobulins; Interferon; Ribavirin. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005001200001 |
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