Hypergammaglobulinemic purpura associated with Sjogren's syndrome and chronic C type hepatitis

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-11

  Yamamoto, Toshiyuki ^a,b   Yokoyama, Akiko ^a  

^a TSUCHIURA KYODO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

C type hepatitis; cryoglobulin; hypergammaglobulinemic purpura; leukocytoclastic vasculitis; Sjogren's syndrome

Indexed keywords

CRYOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS; MALE; PURPURA; RECURRENCE RISK; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031016673     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1997.tb02731.x     Document Type: Article

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