Hepatitis C-associated cryoglobulinaemia presenting with refractory hypertensive crisis and acute pulmonary oedema

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 38-40

  Lee, Li Na ^a   Lo, Shyh Chyi ^a   Lau, Hon Ping ^a   Jerng, Jih Shuin ^a   Lin, Fu Chi ^a   Yang, Pan Chyr ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CREATININE; CRYOGLOBULIN; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; DOXAZOSIN; FUROSEMIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PREDNISOLONE; RADIOISOTOPE; SPIRONOLACTONE; VIRUS RNA;

AGED; ANEMIA; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASCITES; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEMATURIA; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERTENSION; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LUNG EDEMA; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PLASMAPHERESIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PROTEINURIA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCINTIANGIOGRAPHY; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 11844270452     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06554.x     Document Type: Article

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