| Literature DB >> 17308210 |
Gerald S Braun1, Sophia Horster, Katrin S Wagner, Stephan Ihrler, Holger Schmid.
Abstract
Cryoglobulinaemia may cause cutaneous vasculitis and glomerulonephritis, potentially leading to end stage renal failure. An important proportion of cryoglobulinaemias are secondary to hepatitis C virus infection. Emerging antiviral treatment options offer a chance for causal therapy of these cases of cryoglobulinaemia. This review summarises the classification and clinical and therapeutic aspects of cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis and glomerulonephritis.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17308210 PMCID: PMC2805946 DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2006.046078
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Postgrad Med J ISSN: 0032-5473 Impact factor: 2.401