Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis;Die kryoglobulinämische vaskulitis

Internist

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-174

  Gause, A ^a   Lamprecht, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; AZATHIOPRINE; METHOTREXATE; RITUXIMAB;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; CRYOGLOBULINEMIC VASCULITIS; HEPATITIS C; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; VASCULITIS;

EID: 12244255138     PISSN: 00209554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00108-002-0771-x     Document Type: Review

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