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A Rare Case of Icteric Acute Hepatitis C Infection Acquired Through Intranasal Methamphetamine Use.
Chou, Christina; Yimam, Kidist K; Frederick, R Todd; Swenson, Sara L.
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  • Chou C; Department of Medicine, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA.
  • Yimam KK; Department of Gastroenterology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA.
  • Frederick RT; Department of Hepatology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA.
  • Swenson SL; Department of Medicine, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA.
ACG Case Rep J ; 1(2): 112-4, 2014 Jan.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26157842
ABSTRACT
Most patients with acute hepatitis C (HCV) infections are asymptomatic, while 15% present with jaundice. Intranasal drug use can uncommonly transmit HCV via contaminated instruments and nasal epithelial breakdown. Given a 15% prevalence of HCV infection in chronic methamphetamine users, recognition of potential transmission routes is important to target prevention and screening efforts in this population.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: ACG Case Rep J Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article
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Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: ACG Case Rep J Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article