2000
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762000000700032
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Natural history of hepatitis C

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“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the main aetiological agent of non-A and non-B hepatitis and is associated with chronic infection, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (Cochran, 1977;Roggendorf et al, 2000;Tong et al, 1995). The worldwide chronic HCV infection prevalence is estimated to be 3% (EASL, 1999), varying from 0.1% to 5% in different countries.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the main aetiological agent of non-A and non-B hepatitis and is associated with chronic infection, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (Cochran, 1977;Roggendorf et al, 2000;Tong et al, 1995). The worldwide chronic HCV infection prevalence is estimated to be 3% (EASL, 1999), varying from 0.1% to 5% in different countries.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Devido à escassez de estudos prospectivos, dificuldade quanto à definição de transmissão e associações com outros fatores que alteram o curso da doença, como coinfecções, a história natural e o prognóstico da hepatite C ainda geram grandes controvérsias na comunidade científica [29] .…”
Section: História Natural Da Hepatite Cunclassified
“…Os sintomas mais comuns encontrados na infecção pelo VHC são icterícia, fadiga, febre, náusea e vômitos, encontrados em aproximadamente 10 a 20% dos pacientes e com duração média de 2 a 12 semanas, quando se salienta a fadiga e a anorexia.A icterícia, geralmente, dura menos de um mês [29,33] .…”
Section: História Natural Da Hepatite Cunclassified
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