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Interferon versus steroids in patients with hepatitis C virus-associated cryoglobulinaemic glomerulonephritis.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Nov 2000
Mazzaro C, Panarello G, Carniello S, Faelli A, Mazzi G, Crovatto M, Baracetti S, Nascimben F, Zorat F, Pozzato G, Faccini L, Campanacci L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The association between mixed cryoglobulinaemia, cryoglobulinaemic glomerulonephritis, and chronic hepatitis C virus infection has recently been described. The renal disease had usually been treated with immunosuppressive therapy, but, given the presence of viral infection, this therapy is no longer recommended. In this study, we compare steroid vs interferon therapy in a group of patients...
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