Hepatitis C virus-related heat-insoluble cryoglobulinemia and thrombotic microangiopathy

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 346, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 345-348

  Wu, Hao ^a   Zou, Hong Bin ^a   Xu, Ying ^a   Zhang, Li ^a   Du, Yu Jun ^a   Yu, Jin Yu ^a   Lu, Rong Hua ^a   Li, Xiang ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heat insoluble cryoglobulinemia; Hepatitis C virus; Immunoglobulins; Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis; Thrombotic microangiopathy

Indexed keywords

CRYOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS RNA;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ANEMIA; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; FEMALE; HEAT INSOLUBLE CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

EID: 84885021902     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: 15382990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e318293cdee     Document Type: Article

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