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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5-6
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-10-17
pubmed:abstractText
We report a case of a 75-year-old woman admitted to our Unit for chronic sialadenitis, characterized by histologic evidence of B and T lymphocyte infiltrate; laboratory and histologic tests revealed chronic hepatitis C, without autoimmune markers. We found hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA in liver, in parotid gland, in saliva and in peripheral blood mononuclear cells, but not in serum. HCV RNA was detected by PCR technique. To our knowledge this is the first case of detection of HCV RNA in parotid gland. This finding raises the question about the relationship between sialadenitis and viral HCV infection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-5644
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
465-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
HCV RNA detection in parotid gland biopsy in a patient with chronic hepatitis C virus liver disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Istituto di Patologia Medica, Università di Verona, Italia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't