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Guess what! Cutaneous sarcoidosis, Sjögren's syndrome and autoimmune thyroiditis associated with hepatitis C virus infection.
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75-Year-old WomanVasculitisCutaneous SarcoidosisDermatologyClinical FindingSevere WearinessBiological Inflammatory SyndromeAutoantigensClinical DiseaseRheumatoid ArthritisRheumatologyAutoimmune DiseaseRheumatic DiseasesAutoimmunityImmunologic DiseaseSclerodermaAutoimmune ThyroiditisHepatologyHepatitis CSjögren’s SyndromeDisease MechanismHepatitisMedicineAutoimmune Hepatitis
A 75-year-old woman was hospitalized for fatigue and a biological inflammatory syndrome. Her medical history included hepatitis C virus infection discovered six months prior to hospitalization, the means of transmission of which were not clearly apparent. Patient questioning revealed a severe weariness, diffuse polyarthralgia, a typical case of Raynaud's syndrome and a high level of buccal and ocular dryness dating back over three months. [...]