Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in polyarteritis nodosa related to hepatitis B virus
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Treatment of polyarteritis nodosa related to hepatitis B virus with interferon-alpha and plasma exchanges.
OBJECTIVES To test the effectiveness of and tolerance to interferon-alpha 2b (INFa2b) in association with plasma exchanges for the treatment of polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) related to hepatitis B virus (HBV). METHODS A prospective, non blinded, multicentre trial was carried out in which patients with multisystemic HBV-related PAN were included. Each patient received the association of INFa2b an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arthritis & Rheumatism
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0004-3591,1529-0131
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780331223