Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis and Demyelinating Neuropathy Caused by Type II Mixed Cryoglobulinemia Associated with HCV Infection

Internal Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 397-400

  Suzuki, Hitoe ^a   Takei, Takashi ^a   Tsuji, Hiroshi ^a   Nishikawa, Tetsuo ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatitis; Polyneuropathy; Proteinuria; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS;

AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; PREDNISOLONE;

EID: 0034183501     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.39.397     Document Type: Article

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