Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2008; 14(26): 4238-4240
Published online Jul 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4238
Chronic hepatitis C infection in a patient with bone marrow hypoplasia
S Bethlen, K Chandrikakumari, L de Leval, JB Giot, D Mukeba, P Leonard, F Frippiat, C Meuris, J Delwaide, M Moutschen
S Bethlen, Medical Student, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege, Liege 4000, Belgium
K Chandrikakumari, JB Giot, D Mukeba, P Leonard, F Frippiat, C Meuris, M Moutschen, Department of Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege, Liege 4000, Belgium
L de Leval, Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege, Liege 4000, Belgium
J Delwaide, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege, Liege 4000, Belgium
Author contributions: Bethlen S collected the data about the patient; Chandrikakumari K wrote the article; Giot JB, Mukeba D, Leonard P and Meuris C followed up the patient; Delwaide J performed fibroscan and fibrotest; Moutschen M and Frippiat F reviewed the article; de Leval L performed PCR of the bone marrow biopsy and genetic analysis.
Correspondence to: Kavitha Chandrikakumari, MD, Department of Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege, Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Medecine Interne, CHU, B35, Domaine du Sart-Tilman 4000, Belgium. drchandrika@gmail.com
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Received: February 15, 2008
Revised: May 30, 2008
Accepted: June 6, 2008
Published online: July 14, 2008
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