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This interactive feature allows readers to decide on the diagnosis or management of a clinical case. A case vignette is followed by specific clinical options, none of which can be considered either correct or incorrect. Readers can participate in forming community opinion by choosing one of the options and, if they like, providing their reasons.

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A 25-year-old black woman is referred to your clinic for management of an incidental positive result on a hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody test. She had decided to donate blood because her mother had recently become ill and required a transfusion. Three weeks after her donation, she received a telephone call and was told that her donated blood could not be used because her HCV antibody test was positive. She was encouraged to see her primary care physician to determine whether anything further should be done.

The patient is otherwise healthy, with no medical illnesses. She does not recall ever . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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• Wilck, M. B., Hamel, M. B., Baden, L. R. (2009). Management of Incidental Hepatitis C Virus Infection -- Polling Results. NEJM 360: e30-e30 [Full Text]