Chronic Sialadenitis revealing hepatitis C: a case report.

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serval:BIB_55B56C134A75
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
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Publications
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Title
Chronic Sialadenitis revealing hepatitis C: a case report.
Journal
Medicina Oral
Author(s)
Madrid C., Courtois B., Duran D.
ISSN
1137-2834[print], 1137-2834[linking]
Publication state
Published
Issued date
10/2004
Volume
9
Number
4
Pages
328-332
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
One 53-year-old male was referred with a history of sensitive peripheral neuropathy and Raynaud disease leading to suspect a Sjögren syndrome (SS). Labial salivary gland biopsy shown the classical features of chronic lymphocytic sialadenitis. As clinical and immunologic tests were positive, we conclude to a chronic lymphocytic sialadenitis simulating SS. Enzyme immunoassay and recombinant immunoblot were positive to HCV. Circulating HCV-RNA was detected by PCR. Liver biopsy revealed chronic persistent hepatitis. In one second biopsy, RNA was extracted. PCR amplification and southern blot hybridization for HCV-RNA were performed. After a 8-month treatment by interferon alpha, HCV-RNA was no longer detected in the serum. There was an objective improvement of the Schirmer test. The detection of HCV-RNA in the salivary glands of a Sjögren like syndrome-patient suggests that a direct infection of the salivary glands by HCV could play an important role in the pathogenesis of HCV related sialadenitis.
Keywords
Chronic Disease, Hepatitis C/diagnosis, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Sialadenitis/virology
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