Artigo Acesso aberto Produção Nacional Revisado por pares

Transverse myelitis associated to HCV infection

2009; Elsevier BV; Volume: 13; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1413-86702009000200015

ISSN

1678-4391

Autores

Diego Michelon De Carli, Jeferson Pannebeker, Fábio Lopes Pedro, Carlos Jesus Pereira Haygert, Everaldo Hertz, Maristela de Oliveira Beck,

Tópico(s)

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research

Resumo

Complications involving the central nervous system in patients suffering from hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have been rare.Among them, it appears the transverse myelitis, which has already been reported in likely association with HCV.This paper presents the case study of a 65-year-old woman who developed cervical transverse myelitis linked to chronic HCV infection and anti-HCV antibodies in the spinal fluid, being excluded other etiologies for transverse myelitis.Current evidence has reinforced the likely association between chronic HCV infection and transverse myelitis, especially as recurrent manifestations of the disease.These findings reveal the need for more searching to establish the causal relationship between transverse myelitis and hepatitis C.

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