Urticarial vasculitis with papular lesions in a patient with type C hepatitis and cryoglobulinemia

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 279-283

  Kuniyuki, Shuichi ^a   Katoh, Haruhisa ^b  

^a Osaka Municipal Juso Hosp   (Japan)

^b HOSHIGAOKA KOSEINENKIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

cryoglobulinemia type II; cutaneous necrotizing venulitis; hepatitis C virus infection; leukocytoclastic vasculitis; urticarial vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; COLCHICINE; CRYOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INDOMETACIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEPOSITION; LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS; MALE; PAPULE; PATHOGENESIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; URTICARIA;

EID: 0029889597     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1996.tb04013.x     Document Type: Article

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