Leucocytoclastic vasculitis associated with hepatitis C virus antibodies

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 124-125

  Manna, R ^a,b   Todaro, L ^a   Latteri, M ^a   Gambassi, G ^a   Massi, G ^a   Grillo, M R ^a   Romito, A ^a   Caputo, S ^a   Gasbarrini, G B ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Hepatitis C virus; Leucocytoclastic vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; CRYOGLOBULIN; FIBRINOGEN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; THROMBOCYTE ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPURA; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 0030762395     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/36.1.124     Document Type: Article

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