Cryoglobulinemia due to chronic viral hepatitis infections is not a major problem in clinical practice

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 435-441

  Christodoulou, D K ^a   Dalekos, G N ^a   Merkouropoulos, M H ^a   Kistis, K G ^a   Georgitsi, G ^a   Zervou, E ^a   Zachou, K ^a   Tsianos, E V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cryoglobulinemia; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Rheumatoid factor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; AMINOTRANSFERASE; CRYOGLOBULIN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2A INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER INJURY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATHOGENESIS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PREVALENCE; PURPURA; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0034850931     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0953-6205(01)00151-0     Document Type: Article

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