Symptomatic Acute Hepatitis C Infection Following a Single Episode of Unprotected Sexual Intercourse
A previously healthy 23-year-old MSM presented with jaundice, systemic upset, and rash 2 months after a single episode of unprotected sexual intercourse. Liver biochemistry was grossly deranged, with markedly elevated transaminases and hyperbilirubinaemia. Serology was positive for genotype 1a hepat...
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| description | A previously healthy 23-year-old MSM presented with jaundice, systemic upset, and rash 2 months after a single episode of unprotected sexual intercourse. Liver biochemistry was grossly deranged, with markedly elevated transaminases and hyperbilirubinaemia. Serology was positive for genotype 1a hepatitis C virus (HCV) and in the absence of other causes, acute HCV infection was suspected. He was subsequently successfully treated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin for 24 weeks and made a full clinical and biochemical recovery. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e665c062ba904fbe8df5a81863a10ce92025-08-20T02:21:04ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332016-01-01201610.1155/2016/86390988639098Symptomatic Acute Hepatitis C Infection Following a Single Episode of Unprotected Sexual IntercourseBenjamin Butler0Bhaskar Narayan1Jonathan Potts2Julian Emmanuel3Department of Acute Medicine, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BB, UKDepartment of Acute Medicine, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BB, UKDepartment of Acute Medicine, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BB, UKDepartment of Acute Medicine, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BB, UKA previously healthy 23-year-old MSM presented with jaundice, systemic upset, and rash 2 months after a single episode of unprotected sexual intercourse. Liver biochemistry was grossly deranged, with markedly elevated transaminases and hyperbilirubinaemia. Serology was positive for genotype 1a hepatitis C virus (HCV) and in the absence of other causes, acute HCV infection was suspected. He was subsequently successfully treated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin for 24 weeks and made a full clinical and biochemical recovery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8639098 |
| spellingShingle | Benjamin Butler Bhaskar Narayan Jonathan Potts Julian Emmanuel Symptomatic Acute Hepatitis C Infection Following a Single Episode of Unprotected Sexual Intercourse Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Symptomatic Acute Hepatitis C Infection Following a Single Episode of Unprotected Sexual Intercourse |
| title_full | Symptomatic Acute Hepatitis C Infection Following a Single Episode of Unprotected Sexual Intercourse |
| title_fullStr | Symptomatic Acute Hepatitis C Infection Following a Single Episode of Unprotected Sexual Intercourse |
| title_full_unstemmed | Symptomatic Acute Hepatitis C Infection Following a Single Episode of Unprotected Sexual Intercourse |
| title_short | Symptomatic Acute Hepatitis C Infection Following a Single Episode of Unprotected Sexual Intercourse |
| title_sort | symptomatic acute hepatitis c infection following a single episode of unprotected sexual intercourse |
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