Life-Threatening Cryoglobulinemia: Clinical and Immunological Characterization of 29 Cases

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 189-196

  Ramos Casals, Manuel ^a   Robles, Angel ^b   Brito Zerón, Pilar ^b   Nardi, Norma ^b   Nicolás, José M ^b   Forns, Xavier ^b   Plaza, Joan ^b   Yagüe, Jordi ^b   Sánchez Tapias, Jose M ^b   Font, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

cryoglobulinemia; hepatitis C virus; life threatening; vasculitis

Indexed keywords

CRYOGLOBULIN;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULITIS;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL RATE; VASCULITIS;

EID: 33751174965     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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