Hepatitis virus C infection presenting as a polyarthritis. Report of two cases;Poliartritis como manifestación de infección por virus C de la hepatitis: Presentación de dos casos clínicos

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 125, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1357-1360

  Cáceres C, Neva ^a   Cerda, Mariola ^a   Ribalta S, José ^a   Wainstein C, Eduardo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DEL SALVADOR   (Chile)

Author keywords

Arthritis, reactive; Hepatitis C antibodies; Hepatitis, chronic active

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031267742     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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