Hepatitis C virus infection causes rheumatoid arthritis, before HCV detection
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been found to cause rheumatoid arthritis even before HCV is…
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No, I’m not capitalising on the SGH Hep C outbreak hype. I’ve been seeing quite a number of both ACPA positive and negative RA in CGH, all among prison inmates. Transaminitis confounds therapeutic choices and monitoring. Sadly, none can afford the potentially curative anti-viral drugs.
HCV and Rheumatic Diseases
A Focus on Hepatitis C: Novel Therapeutic Regimens
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In the second part of this three-part series, Dr William Balistreri continues his discussion of hepatitis C with a review of new antiviral agents and novel therapeutic strategies.
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