The association of chronic hepatitis B and myopathy

Neurology

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1467-1469

  Capasso, M ^a   Di Muzio, A ^a   Comar, M ^b   Robuffo, I ^c   Gambi, A ^a   Crovella, S ^d   Pizzigallo, E ^a   Campello, C ^b   Uncini, A ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^e Ospedale SS Annunziata   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHAN1 INTERFERON; CREATINE KINASE; LAMIVUDINE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; PREDNISONE; VIRUS ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE NECROSIS; MYOPATHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; DNA, VIRAL; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; NECROSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33750372123     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000240078.47020.5e     Document Type: Article

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