Keratoconjunctivitis sicca and chronic HCV infection

Infection

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 229-233

  Siagris, D ^a   Pharmakakis, N ^a   Christofidou, M ^a   Petropoulos, J K ^a   Vantzou, C ^a   Lekkou, A ^a   Gogos, C A ^a   Labropoulou Karatza, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cryoglobulins; Genotypes; Hepatitis C virus; Keratoconjuctivitis sicca

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; CRYOGLOBULIN; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; ROSE BENGAL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; GENOTYPE; GREECE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; REDUCTION; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; STAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BIOPSY; FEMALE; GREECE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0036387132     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-002-2085-2     Document Type: Article

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