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Retinal vein thrombosis associated with chronic hepatitis C: a case series and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Nadir A.,
Amin A.,
Chalisa N.,
Van Thiel D. H.
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.1365-2893.2000.00245.x
Subject(s) - hepatitis c virus , medicine , thrombosis , portal vein thrombosis , hepatitis c , autoantibody , interferon , immunology , virology , chronic hepatitis , virus , antibody
The role of procoagulant autoantibodies in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is unclear. Three individuals with HCV infection and a unique genetic hypercoagulable state developed retinal vein thrombosis (RVT) in association with interferon‐α (IFN‐α) therapy. It is probable that a combination of active HCV infection in a genetically susceptible individual receiving IFN‐α accounted for the observed RVT.