Open AccessUnexpected spontaneous remission of HCV in a patient with chronic HIV infection
Author(s) -
Roberto Manfredi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
clinical management issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2283-3137
pISSN - 1973-4832
DOI - 10.7175/cmi.v4i1.537
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , disease , addiction , hepatitis c , chronic infection , immunology , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , immune system
We report an exceptional case of resolution of HCV infection in a HIV-infected patient. The patient, a 49-year-old male with history of drugs addiction, suffered from an evolutive liver disease never treated with specific anti-HCV compounds during two decades. The case report highlights a rare phenomenon, seldom reported in medical literature (a PubMed search retrieved only 8 similar cases), and underlines the importance of a deeper investigation of all the virologic, immunological, pathogenetic, and therapeutic implications