Chronic hepatitis C virus infection associated with dermatomyositis and hepatocellular carcinoma

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 834-839

  Kee, Kwong Ming ^a   Wang, Jing Houng ^a,b   Lee, Chuan Mo ^a   Changchien, Chi Sin ^a   Eng, Hock Liew ^b  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dermatomyositis; Hepatitis C virus; Hepatocellular carcinoma

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; MYOPATHY; MYOSITIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DERMATOMYOSITIS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE;

EID: 12744279843     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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