Discussion Extra-hepatic complications of HCV are common and estimated to affect 74% of
patients, with approximately 4% suffering from HCVrA. 1, 2 A larger proportion will …

We present the case of a young female patient diagnosed two years ago with rheumatoid
arthritis (AR) for which she is taking methotrexate (MTX), who develops cutaneous lesions …

: Case Presentation: A 46-year-old woman referred to our center due to abnormality in
aminotransferase level during check up. She had a history of blood transfusion 12 years …

OBJECTIVE: To present the data available supporting the existence of an arthropathy
associated with hepatitis C infection. METHODS: The MEDLINE database was searched for …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects approximately 3% of the world's population or 170 million
people. In the United States, HCV represents the most common blood-borne chronic …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV), an RNA flavivirus with six major genotypes and several subtypes, is
an important causative agent of liver diseases. However, HCV infection is more than just a …

The worldwide prevalence of arthritis presumed to be due to hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection has been reported between 2.4 million and 45.9 million people1, 2 …

Background Articular involvement is a frequent extrahepatic manifestation of a hepatitis C
virus (HCV) infection. The distinction between HCV-associated arthropathy and concomitant …

Chronic hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) is often associated with extrahepatic
manifestations; the majority are immunologically mediated. It has been hypothesized that …

Although asymptomatic joint involvement and arthralgias are frequent in patients with
hepatitis C virus chronic infection (HCV), a true arthritis affects only up to 4% of the subjects …