Severe necroziting vasculitis in a patient with hepatitis C virus infection treated by interferon

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-81

  Pateron, D ^a   Fain, O ^a   Sehonnou, J ^a   Trinchet, J C ^a   Beaugrand, M ^a  

^a HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

Author keywords

Alpha interferon; Hepatitis C; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA;

EID: 0029665794     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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