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Case Reports
. 2015 Oct 19:2015:bcr2015211896.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-211896.

Spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus during alcoholic hepatitis: the alcohol killed the virus?

Mário Jorge Silva  1 , Filipe Calinas  1
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Case Reports

Spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus during alcoholic hepatitis: the alcohol killed the virus?

Mário Jorge Silva et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus during chronic infection is uncommon. We report the case of a patient who cleared hepatitis C virus during an episode of presumed alcoholic hepatitis. A brief discussion on the immunological aspects of chronic hepatitis C and the impact of alcohol consumption on it is presented as well.

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