Chronic alcohol abuse and spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus

Autor: Henrique Pott, Junior, Guilherme Bricks, Jorge Figueiredo Senise, Adauto Castelo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: IDCases, Vol 17, Iss , Pp - (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2214-2509
DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00534
Popis: Spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an uncommon occurrence in the course of chronic infection. We reported a rare case of a 41-year-old male patient infected with HCV genotype 3a who presented spontaneous viral elimination after increasing his daily consumption of alcoholic beverage. In this short review, we overview how modulation of the hepatic inflammatory response could have a role in the viral elimination process. Keywords: Hepatitis C, Alcohol, Inflammation, Interleukin-10
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