High prevalence of antinuclear antibodies in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection.
Geison Luiz Costa de CastroEdnelza da Silva Graça AmorasMauro Sérgio AraújoSimone Regina Souza da Silva CondeCarlos David Araújo BicharaMaria Alice Freitas QueirozAntonio Carlos Rosário VallinotoPublished in: European journal of medical research (2022)
The results confirm a greater predisposition to the presence of ANA in patients with HCV, which may be associated with a worse prognosis, especially in the presence of the "rods and rings" cytoplasmic pattern.