Correlation of liver and skin histopathology with serology in a patient with cutaneous vasculitis and hepatitis C infection

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 1994, Pages 1174-1177

  Ornstein, Matthew H ^a   Phelps, Robert ^a   Dubin Kerr, Leslie ^a   Spiera, Harry ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON; COLCHICINE; CRYOGLOBULIN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; IBUPROFEN; METHADONE; NIFEDIPINE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE COMPLEX DEPOSITION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SEROLOGY; SKIN DISEASE; VASCULITIS;

CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER; MIDDLE AGE; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, VASCULAR; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0027960785     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: 15418243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199411000-00027     Document Type: Article

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