Is there any relationship between Behcet's disease and hepatitis C virus? Behcet hastaligi ve hepatit C virusu arasinda bir iliski var mi?

Uzunalimoglu O., Bozkaya H., Cetinkaya H., BOZDAYI A. M., Yurdaydin C., Erdi H., ...More

Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, vol.9, no.1, pp.10-13, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 9 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Journal Name: Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.10-13
  • Keywords: Behcet's disease, Extrahepatic manifestations, Hepatitis C virus
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Data on a possible association between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and Behcet's disease are controversial. So far, there has been no prospective study examining this frequency of HCV infection by using both anti-HCV and HCV-RNA determinations in Behcet's disease. The aim of this prospective study was to asses the frequency of HCV infection in a large cohort of patients with Behcet's disease. Seventy-nine patients with Behcet's disease were included in the study. HCV infection was diagnosed by both anti-HCV and HCV- RNA determinations. Frequency of HCV infection was found to be 12.6% in patients with Behcet's disease and this ratio is significantly higher than that seen in healthy controls (nearly 1%) reported in previous studies in Turkey. In the light of these findings, further studies are needed to evaluate the possible link between HCV infection and Behcet's disease.