Chronic alcohol abuse and spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus

Chronic alcohol abuse and spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus

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....

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Published in:IDCases Vol. 17; p. e00534
Main Authors: Pott, Henrique, Bricks, Guilherme, Senise, Jorge Figueiredo, Castelo, Adauto
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01-01-2019
Elsevier
Subjects:
Alcohol
Hepatitis C
Inflammation
Interleukin-10
Alcohol
Inflammation
Interleukin-10
Hepatitis C
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2214-2509
2214-2509
DOI:10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00534