Publication: Orbital pseudotumor as a rare extrahepatic manifestation of hepatitis c infection
Orbital pseudotumor as a rare extrahepatic manifestation of hepatitis c infection
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Misselwitz, B., Epprecht, J., Mertens, J., Biedermann, L., Scharl, M., Haralambieva, E., Lutterotti, A., Weber, K. P., Müllhaupt, B., & Chaloupka, K. (2016). Orbital pseudotumor as a rare extrahepatic manifestation of hepatitis c infection. Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 10, 108–114. https://doi.org/10.1159/000444011
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Hepatitis C is frequently accompanied by immune-related extrahepatic manifestations affecting the skin, kidneys, central and peripheral nervous system and exocrine glands. We present the case of a 40-year-old man with left-sided ptosis, exophthalmos and headache. MRI demonstrated left-sided orbital pseudotumor with lacrimal and retro-orbital contrast enhancement extending to the cavernous sinus and the vestibulocochlear nerve. Immunological tests of serum and cerebrospinal fluid identified hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a potential causat
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- Misselwitz, Benjamin
- Epprecht, Jana
- Mertens, Joachim
- Biedermann, Luc
- Scharl, Michael
- Haralambieva, Eugenia
- Lutterotti, Andreas
- Müllhaupt, Beat
- Chaloupka, Karla
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Misselwitz, B., Epprecht, J., Mertens, J., Biedermann, L., Scharl, M., Haralambieva, E., Lutterotti, A., Weber, K. P., Müllhaupt, B., & Chaloupka, K. (2016). Orbital pseudotumor as a rare extrahepatic manifestation of hepatitis c infection. Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 10, 108–114. https://doi.org/10.1159/000444011
