Hepatitis C virus-associated mixed cryoglobulinaemia

被引:3
作者
Dumoulin, FL
Spengler, U
Sauerbruch, T
机构
[1] Dept. of General Internal Medicine, University of Bonn
[2] Dept. of General Internal Medicine, University of Bonn, D-53127 Bonn
关键词
hepatitis C virus; cryoglobulinaemia; interferon-alpha;
D O I
10.1097/00042737-199711000-00007
中图分类号
R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
学科分类号
摘要
Symptomatic mixed cryoglobulinaemia may dominate the course of hepatitis C virus infection. While conventional treatment of mixed cryoglobulinaemia relied on immunosuppression, the discovery of the close association to HCV infection has prompted treatment studies with interferon-alpha. Although symptomatic improvement is achieved in most patients during therapy, the rate of sustained reponse is low.
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页码:1063 / 1065
页数:3
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