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Acute hepatitis C complicated by pancreatitis: another extrahepatic manifestation of hepatitis C virus?
Author(s) -
ÁlvaresdaSilva,
Francisconi,
Waechter
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of viral hepatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.329
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1365-2893
pISSN - 1352-0504
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2893.2000.00176.x
Subject(s) - medicine , acute pancreatitis , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis a virus , acute hepatitis , pancreatitis , hepatitis , gastroenterology , virus , immune system , virology , immunology
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.