TY - JOUR
T1 - A rare case of hepatitis c-associated cryoglobulinemic duodenal vasculitis
AU - Berera, Shivali R.
AU - Gomez, Alexandra
AU - Dholaria, Kevin
AU - Arosemena, Leopoldo R.
AU - Ladino-Avellaneda, Marco A.
AU - Barisoni, Laura
AU - Bhamidimarri, Kalyan R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Berera et al.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Intestinal involvement of cryoglobulinemia is an uncommon manifestation and marker of severe vasculitis. We describe the case of a woman admitted to our service for management of acute renal failure and progressive gastrointestinal symptoms after initiating hepatitis C virus treatment with ribavirin and sofosbuvir 4 weeks prior. With an undetectable hepatitis C viral load and persistent symptoms despite hepatitis C virus therapy cessation, an upper endoscopy revealed duodenal sloughing, erythema, and bleeding, sparking suspicion for recurrence of cryoglobulinemic vasculitis.
AB - Intestinal involvement of cryoglobulinemia is an uncommon manifestation and marker of severe vasculitis. We describe the case of a woman admitted to our service for management of acute renal failure and progressive gastrointestinal symptoms after initiating hepatitis C virus treatment with ribavirin and sofosbuvir 4 weeks prior. With an undetectable hepatitis C viral load and persistent symptoms despite hepatitis C virus therapy cessation, an upper endoscopy revealed duodenal sloughing, erythema, and bleeding, sparking suspicion for recurrence of cryoglobulinemic vasculitis.
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U2 - 10.14309/crj.2016.107
DO - 10.14309/crj.2016.107
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85122710567
VL - 3
JO - ACG Case Reports Journal
JF - ACG Case Reports Journal
SN - 2326-3253
IS - 4
M1 - e134
ER -