Rheumatological Manifestations Associated with Viral Hepatitis B or C

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Ídila Mont’Alverne Xavier de Oliveira, Rita do Socorro Uchôa da Silva
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2019
• Subjects: Viral hepatitis; Arthralgia; Rheumatic diseases; Rheumatoid arthritis; Western Amazon; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Rio Branco
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0407-2018; https://doaj.org/article/e40fee47b0f843eca80f49b4a1d5d477

Abstract INTRODUCTION Rheumatological findings and rheumatic diseases may be associated with hepatitis virus infection. This study assessed the frequency of these manifestations in a reference unit in Acre, Brazil. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study with a convenience sample of patients having...