GBV-C/HGV and HCV infection in mixed cryoglobulinaemia
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Parvovirus B19 infection, hepatitis C virus infection, and mixed cryoglobulinaemia.
BACKGROUND Infection with human parvovirus B19 (B19) has been reported in a few patients with various vasculitis syndromes. Mixed cryoglobulinaemia (MC), a model of small vessel size vasculitis, may result from numerous infectious diseases, particularly hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. AIM To assess the prevalence of seric B19 infection markers in a large series of patients with MC, with or...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Haematology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0007-1048
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01556.x