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[Pruritus and the hepatitis C virus. The MULTIVIRC Unit].

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1998

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Hervé Dega, C. Françès, N. Dupin, C. Lebre, Anne Simantov, C Callot, Jean-Luc Laporte, Christelle Blot, P Opolon, Thierry Poynard,
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Abstract

Pruritus in our patient population was generally associated with non-specific excoriations, prurigo or xerosis in 19 cases (70 p. 100). As only ambulatory patients were retained for analysis, this is not a comprehensive population and the percentage of non-specific pruritus, evaluated at 1.8 p. 100, is probably an underestimation. Cholestasis cannot explain alone these manifestations since 11 patients had normal gamma GT levels. Several etiologies could be involved: a direct effect of HCV, interferon. A prospective study should allow an estimation of frequency, risk factors and possible impact on quality of life.