Resolution of chronic hepatitis C following parasitosis  

作　　者：Valerie Byrnes Sanjiv Chopra Margaret J Koziel 

机构地区：[1]Divisions of Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, United States [2]Divisions of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, United States

出　　处：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》2007年第31期4268-4269,共2页世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：An inefficient cellular immune response likely leads to chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Resolution of chronic HCV infection in the absence of treatment is a rare occurrence. We report the case of a 39-year old white male with a 17-year history of chronic HCV infection, who eradicated HCV following a serious illness due to co-infection with Babesia (babesiosis), Borriela Borgdorferi (Lyme disease) and Ehrlichia (human granulocytic ehrlichiosis). We hypothesize that the cellular immune response mounted by this patient in response to his infection with all three agents but in particular Babesia was suffi cient to eradicate HCV.An inefficient cellular immune response likely leads to chronic hepatitis C virus （HCV） infection. Resolution of chronic HCV infection in the absence of treatment is a rare occurrence. We report the case of a 39-year old white male with a 17-year history of chronic HCV infection, who eradicated HCV following a serious illness due to co-infection with Babesia （babesiosis）, Borriela Borgdorferi （Lyme disease） and Ehrlichia （human granulocytic ehrlichiosis）. We hypothesize that the cellular immune response mounted by this patient in response to his infection with all three agents but in particular Babesia was sufficient to eradicate HCV.

关 键 词：Hepatitis C BABESIOSIS Spontaneous viralclearance 

分 类 号：R512.6[医药卫生—内科学] R53[医药卫生—临床医学]