Distal gangrene in cryoglobulinemia associated with hepatitis C virus and anti-cardiolipin antibodies;Gangrene distale et cryoglobulinemie liee a l'infection par le virus de l'hepatite C avec presence d'anticorps anticardiolipines

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 324-327

  Jacq, F ^a,b   Emmerich, J ^a   Heron E ^a   Lortholary, O ^a   Bruneval, P ^a   Fiessinger, J N ^a  

^a HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^b AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

anti cardiolipin antibodies; cryoglobulinemia; gangrene; hepatitis C virus; vasculitis

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; NECROTIZING ARTERITIS; POLYARTHRITIS; POLYNEUROPATHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TOE; VASCULITIS;

ANTIBODIES, ANTICARDIOLIPIN; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TOES; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0030922324     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0248-8663(97)84019-2     Document Type: Article

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