Hepatitis C related cryoglobulinemia associated with retroperitoneal fibrosis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 554-557

  Hofbauer, Lorenz Christian ^a   Magerstädt, Roland Alexander ^a   Heufelder, Armin Ernst ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cryoglobulinemia; Hepatitis C; Renal vein thrombosis; Retroperitoneal fibrosis

Indexed keywords

MERTIATIDE TC 99M; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; KIDNEY VEIN THROMBOSIS; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS;

ADULT; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MALE; PROTEINURIA; RADIOISOTOPE RENOGRAPHY; RENAL VEINS; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; THROMBOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029897766     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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