Polyarteritis nodosa after interferon treatment for chronic hepatitis C

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 181-182

  De Dios García Díaz, Juan ^a   García Sánchez, Marta ^a   Busteros, José Ignacio ^a   Arcos, Pilar ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Hepatitis C; Interferon ; Polyarteritis nodosa; Side effects; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

PEGINTERFERON; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; PREDNISONE; RIBAVIRIN; STEROID;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEVER; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVEDO RETICULARIS; MALE; MYALGIA; ORCHITIS; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON ALFA-2B; MALE; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; RIBAVIRIN;

EID: 11844304914     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2004.10.003     Document Type: Letter

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