Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis associated with hepatitis C virus infection

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-131

  Usalan, C ^a   Erdem, Y ^a   Altun, B ^a   Nar, A ^a   Yasavul, U ^a   Turgan, C ^a   Caglar S ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cryoglobulinemia; Glomerulonephritis; Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS;

EID: 0031883089     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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