Abstract
The authors describe a clinical case in which they found the unusual combination of acute hepatitis caused by HCV and pericarditis in a young person, resulting in complete recovery from the pericarditis but in a deterioration of the chronic HCV. A close examination of the literature on this subject revealed that, although no similar case was recorded, an aetiological relationship between the hepatitis C virus and pericarditis cannot be excluded since an HCV infection often gives rise to extra-hepatic cardiac problems.
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Adult
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Aspirin / therapeutic use
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Electrocardiography
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Follow-Up Studies
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Hepacivirus / genetics
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Hepacivirus / immunology
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Hepatitis C Antibodies / analysis
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Hepatitis C, Chronic / complications*
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Hospitalization
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Humans
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Length of Stay
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Pericarditis / diagnosis
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Pericarditis / drug therapy
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Pericarditis / etiology*
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Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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RNA, Viral / analysis
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Time Factors
Substances
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Hepatitis C Antibodies
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Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
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RNA, Viral
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Aspirin