El caso de infecciosas: Hepatitis B y artrosis bilateral de rodillas

Carlos Robledo R.; Carlos Jaramillo T.; Oscar Uribe U.

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Published: 1986-06-15

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Robledo R., C., Jaramillo T., C., & Uribe U., O. (1986). The case of infectious diseases: Hepatitis B and bilateral osteoarthritis of the knees. Medicina UPB, 5(1), 43-49. https://revistas.upb.edu.co/index.php/medicina/article/view/6062

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Carlos Robledo R.

Pontifical Bolivarian University

Carlos Jaramillo T.

Departmental Laboratory, Sectional Health Service of Antioquia

Oscar Uribe U.

Pontifical Bolivarian University , University of Antioquia

Abstract

A case of Hepatitis B, in an intern doctor is reported. After 7 weeks of jaundice he developed bilateral knee arthritis. The histopathological findings, the increased of the complement levels and the presence of the Hepatitis B antigen in the synovial fluid and tissue, suggest a damage by the virus but not by immune complexes. A review of the extrahepatic manifestations and diagnosis was made.

Keywords:

Hepatitis B, arthritis

Author Biographies

Carlos Robledo R., Pontifical Bolivarian University

Student of the Advanced Training Program in Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia, S.A.

Carlos Jaramillo T., Departmental Laboratory, Sectional Health Service of Antioquia

Deputy Head of the Departmental Laboratory, Sectional Health Service of Antioquia. Professor of Virology at the Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia. S.A. Departmental Laboratory, SSSA, Medellín, Colombia.

Oscar Uribe U., Pontifical Bolivarian University, University of Antioquia

Professor of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, S.A.

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