Hepatitis C-associated cryoglobulinemia presenting with pericardial effusion

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 710-712

  Safadi, Rifaat ^a   Ilan, Yaron ^a   Ashur, Yaffa ^a   Shouval, Daniel ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOGLOBULIN; GANCICLOVIR; PREDNISONE; RIBAVIRIN; TACROLIMUS; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; REINFECTION;

CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROTEINURIA; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0030935575     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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