The dermatopathologic manifestations of hepatitis C infection: A clinical, histological, and molecular assessment of 35 cases

Human Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 573-579

  Crowson, A Neil ^b   Nuovo, Gerard ^b   Ferri, Clodoveo ^b   Magro, Cynthia M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dermatopathology; Hepatitis C virus; Molecular

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; EOSIN; FORMALDEHYDE; HEMATOXYLIN; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM; PARAFFIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELL TYPE; CHROMATIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG ABUSE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; GRANULOMATOUS VASCULITIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIDRADENITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; PANNICULITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMA CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RASH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN ULCER; URTICARIA;

EID: 0037869474     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(03)00193-X     Document Type: Article

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