Exacerbation of peripheral neuropathy during alpha-interferon therapy in a patient with mixed cryoglobulinemia and hepatitis B virus infection

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1641-1643

  La Civita, Luca ^a   Zignego, Anna Linda ^b   Lombardini, Francesco ^a   Monti, Monica ^b   Longombardo, Giovanni ^a   Pasero, Giampiero ^a   Ferri, Clodoveo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpha interferon; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; Mixed cryoglobulinemia; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MALE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PURPURA;

EID: 0029758758     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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