HCV-associated thrombocytopenia: Clinical characteristics and platelet response after recombinant α2b-interferon therapy

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 98-103

  García Suárez, Julio ^a   Burgaleta, Carmen ^a   Hernanz, Nuria ^a   Albarran, Fernando ^a   Tobaruela, Pedro ^a   Alvarez Mon, Melchor ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

HCV viraemia; IFN ; Platelet associated IgG; Thrombocytopenia chronic hepatitis C

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREDNISONE; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON; THROMBOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HYPERSPLENISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VIREMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DANAZOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INTERFERON ALFA-2B; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET COUNT; PREDNISOLONE; PREVALENCE; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0033895493     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2000.02132.x     Document Type: Article

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