Bleeding from a Small-Intestinal Ulcer Associated with Chronic Hepatitis C.
Am J Case Rep
; 19: 234-237, 2018 Mar 03.
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| ID: mdl-29500336
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND Hepatitis C virus infection is probably the most common chronic viral infection and affects an estimated 180 million people worldwide. Extrahepatic manifestations are well recognized among patients with chronic HCV infection. CASE REPORT We report a case of melena occurring in a 69-year-old Japanese man who had been diagnosed with CHC and who was treated with antiviral therapy. CONCLUSIONS Finally, he was diagnosed with multiple small intestine ulcers in a short time. We herein report the case of HCV with rapidly developing small intestine ulcers.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Temas:
Geral
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Tipos_de_cancer
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Outros_tipos
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Linfoma não Hodgkin
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Hepatite C Crônica
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Úlcera Duodenal
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Hemorragia Gastrointestinal
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Case Rep
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão