Retinal vein thrombosis associated with chronic hepatitis C: a case series and review of the literature
- 1 November 2000
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Viral Hepatitis
- Vol. 7 (6) , 466-470
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2893.2000.00245.x
Abstract
The role of procoagulant autoantibodies in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is unclear. Three individuals with HCV infection and a unique genetic hypercoagulable state developed retinal vein thrombosis (RVT) in association with interferon‐α (IFN‐α) therapy. It is probable that a combination of active HCV infection in a genetically susceptible individual receiving IFN‐α accounted for the observed RVT.Keywords
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