Association hépatite auto-immune et hépatite virale C : cinq nouvelles observations
La Revue de Médecine Interne, ISSN: 0248-8663, Vol: 27, Issue: 12, Page: 916-923
2006
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L'association d'une hépatite virale C chronique et d'une hépatite auto-immune (HAI) représente une situation clinique peu commune dont la prise en charge peut s'avérer délicate tant sur le plan diagnostique que sur le plan thérapeutique. Cinq observations, issues d'une étude rétrospective, sont rapportées. Il s'agit de cas associant une hépatite virale C chronique, prouvée par une virémie positive, et une HAI, attestée par l'existence d'éléments immunologiques et/ou histologiques caractéristiques. Les cinq patients de cette étude sont de sexe féminin, une seule patiente avait une pathologie auto-immune connue (thyroïdite auto-immune), l'âge moyen au moment du diagnostic était de 54,2 ans (± 6,6). Quatre patientes sur cinq avaient un taux significatif d'autoanticorps (> 1/320) et quatre avaient une hypergammaglobulinémie significative (supérieure à 1,5 fois la limite supérieure de la normale). La biopsie hépatique a montré des éléments caractéristiques d'HAI dans tous les cas et des éléments d'hépatite C évolutive dans trois cas. Un traitement corticoïde et/ou immunosuppresseur a été administré en première intention chez quatre patientes et un traitement antiviral a été prescrit chez quatre patientes avec une bonne réponse virologique chez deux d'entre elles. Le traitement corticoïde et/ou immunosuppresseur s'est accompagné d'une augmentation de la réplication virale dans tous les cas ; cependant, une amélioration histologique a été observée à chaque fois qu'une biopsie de contrôle a été pratiquée (trois cas). Cette étude démontre la contribution décisive de l'examen anatomopathologique de départ dans le diagnostic de l'association d'une hépatite C et d'une HAI ; elle confirme également qu'un traitement corticoïde ou immunosuppresseur ne compromet pas l'amélioration histologique. The hepatitis C-Autoimmune hepatitis overlap syndrome is an uncommon condition whose management can be difficult in both diagnosis and treatment. Five cases of hepatitis C and autoimmune hepatitis overlap syndrome, brought by a retrospective study, are reported. Hepatitis C was proven by a positive HCV viral load and the autoimmune hepatitis was proven by characteristic immunological and/or histological features. All patients were female, the mean age at diagnosis was 54.2 years (± 6.6), only one patient had a history of autoimmune disease (autoimmune thyroiditis). Four patients had significant autoantibodies levels (over 1/320) and 4 had a high serum gammaglobulin level (over 1.5 times the upper normal limit). Liver biopsy showed characteristic features of autoimmune hepatitis in all cases and characteristic features of chronic HCV infection in 3 cases. Corticosteroid and/or immunosuppressive treatment was given as a first line therapy in 4 cases while an antiviral treatment has been tried in 4 cases with a good viral response in 2 of them. Corticosteroid and/or immunosuppressive treatment enhanced HCV viral load in all cases, however a histological improvement was observed in every case in which a control biopsy has been performed (3 cases). This study highlights the deciding contribution of the initial histological findings in the diagnosis of such a HCV/autoimmune hepatitis overlap syndrome; it also demonstrates that histological outcome is not necessarily compromised by corticosteroid and/or immunosuppressive treatment.
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0248866306001019; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.revmed.2006.03.002; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=33750954216&origin=inward; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16690171; https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0248866306001019; https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.revmed.2006.03.002
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