Late Clearance of Chronic Hepatitis C: A Rare Case Report
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https://doi.org/10.24950/rspmi.1087Keywords:
Antibodies, Neutralizing, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis C, ChronicAbstract
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the leading causes of chronic liver disease worldwide. The long-term impact of HCV infection is highly variable, from minimal changes to
extensive fibrosis and cirrhosis, with or without progression
to hepatocellular carcinoma. Spontaneous viral clearance of HCV, defined by sustained undetectable serum viral load
concentrations, occurs in about 20%-25% of those infected,
usually within the first 6 to 12 months after primary infection. We present the case of a patient admitted to an internal medicine ward with a likely chronic HCV infection, without epidemiological context, but with established liver disease and cirrhosis, who developed a process of spontaneous elimination, due to acute Epstein Barr virus infection.
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