Article
Like a Rolling Stone? A Review on Spontaneous Clearance of Hepatitis C Virus Infection.
Viruses - 30 Aug 2024
Rzymski Piotr, Brzdęk Michał, Dobrowolska Krystyna, Poniedziałek Barbara, Murawska-Ochab Aleksandra, Zarębska-Michaluk Dorota, Flisiak Robert
Abstract excerpt
Elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) without the need for medical intervention, known as spontaneous clearance (SC), occurs at a significantly lower rate than in the case of hepatitis B virus infection and only in selected individuals, such as reportedly in Keith Richards, a guitarist of The Rolling Stones. The present paper provides an updated narrative review of the research devoted to the phenomenon in order...
Topics
- Humans
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Remission, Spontaneous
- Genotype
- Male
- Coinfection
