Hepatitis-associated vasculitic multiple mononeuropathy (cryoglobulinaemic neuropathy);Hepatitis-C-assoziierte vaskulitische Mononeuritis multiplex

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 122, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 259-262

  Heckmann, J G ^a   Engelhardt, A ^a   Druschky, A ^a   Blum, H E ^b   Neundorfer B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; POLYNEUROPATHY; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0030889252     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1024211     Document Type: Article

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