Fibrin ring granuloma in chronic hepatitis C: Virus-related vasculitis and/or immune complex disease?

Seminars in Liver Disease

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 227-230

  Glazer, Emily ^a   Ejaz, Asim ^a   Coley II, Curtis James ^a   Bednarek, Karl ^a   Theise, Neil D ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endotheliitis; Fibrin ring granuloma; Hepatitis C; Immune complexes

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; METHADONE; METOPROLOL; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FIBRIN RING GRANULOMA; GRANULOMA; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNE COMPLEX DISEASE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER; REVIEW; VASCULITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

FIBRIN; GRANULOMA; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNE COMPLEX DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VASCULITIS;

EID: 34249892196     PISSN: 02728087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-979473     Document Type: Review

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