Chronic hepatitis C infection in a patient with bone marrow hypoplasia.

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_AB039EEEDE46
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Sous-type
Etude de cas (case report): rapporte une observation et la commente brièvement.
Collection
Publications
Titre
Chronic hepatitis C infection in a patient with bone marrow hypoplasia.
Périodique
World Journal of Gastroenterology : Wjg
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Bethlen S., Chandrikakumari K., de Leval L., Giot J.B., Mukeba D., Leonard P., Frippiat F., Meuris C., Delwaide J., Moutschen M.
ISSN
1007-9327[print], 1007-9327[linking]
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2008
Volume
14
Numéro
26
Pages
4238-4240
Langue
anglais
Résumé
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with multifarious extra-hepatic manifestations; the most described and discussed being mixed cryoglobulinemia which is strongly related to B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders (LPDs). We present a case of chronic HCV infection and mixed cryoglobulinemia, with minimal liver involvement. The case is a 53-year-old patient who was diagnosed as having bone marrow hypoplasia at the age of three. She received several blood transfusions to normalize her haemoglobin. At the age of 31, she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis on account of her diffuse joint pain and inflammation, elevated rheumatoid factor (RF) and Raynaud's phenomenon. Twenty years later, monoclonal gammopathy of IgG Lambda (one year later, changed to IgM Kappa) was detected during a routine examination. A bone marrow biopsy showed hypoplasia, Kappa positive B-lymphocytes and low-grade malignant lymphoma cells. PCR of the bone marrow aspirate was not contributory. No treatment was initiated owing to her poor bone marrow function and she is under regular follow-up.
Mots-clé
Bone Marrow/pathology, Bone Marrow Diseases/complications, Cryoglobulinemia/etiology, Female, Hepatitis C, Chronic/complications, Humans, Middle Aged
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27/10/2010 9:42
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20/08/2019 16:15
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