PMID: 9435404Mar 1, 1997Paper

Hepatitis C virus infection and Sjögren's syndrome

Revista do Hospital das Clínicas
J Gonçalves NetoN Yoshinari

Abstract

Various immunologic and clinical abnormalities have been described in patients with chronic hepatitis C: mixed cryoglobulins, autoimmune thyroiditis, pulmonary fibrosis, polymyositis, and vasculitis. Moreover, laboratory immunologic changes have been reported in this type of infection, such as rheumatoid factor and antinuclear antibodies. The association of primary Sjögren's syndrome with hepatitis C virus infection has been suggested. We will discuss different clinical and laboratory aspects of this association.

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