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Hepatitis C and pulmonary fibrosis
BACKGROUND Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a hepatotropic and lymphotropic virus that causes hepatic and extrahepatic disease. Emerging clinical data suggest that chronic HCV infection can lead to many direct and indirect effects on the lung. OBJECTIVES This article discusses evidence on the relationship between HCV infection and pulmonary fibrosis to increase knowledge on this topic among clinici...
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a health problem involving more than 100 million people worldwide. However, despite these high numbers, only a group of infected people will develop serious difficulties from viral persistence. Liver fibrosis is the main complication of chronic HCV infection, and its eventual outcome –liver cirrhosis– is responsible for liver-related morbidity and mortality ...
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I n the 23 y that have elapsed since the discovery of hepatitis C virus (HCV), many thousands of papers have been published dealing with chronic hepatitis C. Tremendous strides have been made, especially in the development of efficacious antiviral agents that can be administered orally (1). Nonetheless, many gaps remain in our understanding of the disease, and the burden it imposes on the healt...
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Nowadays viral hepatitis is one of the most common and important causes of chronic liver disorders in the world. Extrahepatic manifestations of viral hepatitis consist a main part of the disease. The main viruses causing hepatitis include Hepatitis A, B and C viruses. Herein common skin manifestations in hepatitis C virus (HCV) are discussed. Chronic hepatitis causes skin disorders both directl...
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