A Rare Case of Acute Hepatitis C Causing Coagulopathy and Severe Transaminitis

Authors

Timothy Kuchera, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Muyi Li, MD, University of Washington Medical Center
Corey O'Brien, MD, University of Washington Medical Center

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Description

• Although Hepatitis C (HCV) is extremely common, diagnosis of acute HCV is as rare as it is typically asymptomatic.
• The following is an uncommon presentation of symptomatic acute HCV resulting in sepsis, transaminitis, jaundice, and coagulopathy.

Publication Date

10-24-2021

Keywords

ACG, Hepatitis C, liver failure, coagulopathy

Disciplines

Internal Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences

Comments

Presented at the American College of Gastroenterology 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting

Recommended Citation

Kuchera, MD, Timothy; Li, MD, Muyi; and O'Brien, MD, Corey, "A Rare Case of Acute Hepatitis C Causing Coagulopathy and Severe Transaminitis" (2021). Department of Medicine Posters. 19.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/medposters/19