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Benjamin Butler1, Bhaskar Narayan1, Jonathan Potts1
1Department of Acute Medicine, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BB, UK.
Abstract:
A previously healthy 23-year-old MSM presented with jaundice, systemic upset, and rash 2 months after a single episode of unprotected sexual intercourse. Liver biochemistry was grossly deranged, with markedly elevated transaminases and hyperbilirubinaemia. Serology was positive for genotype 1a hepatitis C virus (HCV) and in the absence of other causes, acute HCV infection was suspected. He was subsequently successfully treated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin for 24 weeks and made a full clinical and biochemical recovery.
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