Hepatitis C and mixed cryoglobulinaemia: A case of primary gastrointestinal necrotising vasculitis

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 110-111

  Garas, G ^a,b   Morgan, C A ^a  

^a PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; NECROTIZING ARTERITIS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY;

EID: 0029916672     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1996.tb02916.x     Document Type: Article

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