Hepatic and mesenteric vasculitis as presenting manifestation of mixed cryoglobulinemia related to chronic hepatitis C virus infection in a female patient

Approximately 80% of patients with hepatitis C virus infection develop chronic liver disease as cirrhosis, and 40% develop autoimmune complications as mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC). Gastrointestinal involvement in MC is rare, and even more so is hepatic involvement. We report a case of an 87-year-old...

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Autores:

Toro Calle, Juan S.
Tobón García, Gabriel Jaime
Arrunategi, Ana M.
Charry, José D.
Dávalos Pérez, Diana María

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2016

Institución:

Universidad ICESI

Repositorio:

Repositorio ICESI

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:repository.icesi.edu.co:10906/81715

Acceso en línea:

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84974603363&doi=10.1097%2fRHU.0000000000000399&partnerID=40&md5=c57e22fedcaf5487a87343d1a7d264fc
http://hdl.handle.net/10906/81715
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/RHU.0000000000000399

Palabra clave:

Alpha interferon
Antinuclear antibody
C reactiveprotein
Medical sciences
Ciencias socio biomédicas
Hepatitis C
Enfermedades hepáticas
Virus - Enfermedades

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