Treatment of hepatitis C virus-associated inflammatory polyneuropathy with pegylated interferon-alpha and ribavirin

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-92

  Trebst, Corinna ^a   Wedemeyer, Heiner ^a   Manns, Michael P ^a   Tillmann, Hans ^a,b   Windhagen, Anja ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antiviral therapy; Cryoglobulinemia; Hepatitis C virus; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; RIBAVIRIN;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; VIRUS REPLICATION; WEAKNESS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON ALFA-2A; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RIBAVIRIN;

EID: 33846071913     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e32801106d1     Document Type: Article

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