Double-filtration plasmapheresis in the treatment of leg ulcers in cryoglobulinemia

Journal of Clinical Apheresis

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 118-122

  Ramunni, Alfonso ^a   Lauletta, G ^a   Brescia, P ^a   Saliani, M T ^a   Montrone, M ^a   Chironna, M ^a   Sansonno, D ^a   Dammacco, F ^a   Coratelli, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis; Double filtration plasmapheresis; Hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS C III ANTIBODY; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA; PREDNISONE; RIBAVIRIN; RITUXIMAB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; CRYOPRECIPITATE; CYANOSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOUBLE FILTRATION PLASMAPHERESIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEMATOCRIT; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; LEG ULCER; LONG TERM CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NEUROPATHY; PERIMALLEOLAR ULCER; PLASMAPHERESIS; SKIN AUTOGRAFT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASCULITIS; VIRUS LOAD; WALKING DIFFICULTY; BLOOD; METHODOLOGY;

ADULT; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 52149112965     PISSN: 07332459     EISSN: 10981101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jca.20166     Document Type: Article

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