Cutaneous vasculitis with undetectable cryoglobulinemia in chronic hepatitis C [1]

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1220-1221

  Martins Jr , Elson Vidal ^a   Gaburri, Ana K ^a   Gaburri, Pedro Duarte ^b   Chebli, Julio M Fonseca ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE METROPOLITANA DE SANTOS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; PEGINTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULITIS;

EID: 5644257235     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2004.03565.x     Document Type: Letter

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