Article
Hepatitis C virus-associated thrombocytopenia: a controlled prospective, virological study.
Annals of hematology - 1 Jul 2004
de Almeida Adilson José, Campos-de-Magalhães Marilza, de Melo Marçal Olívia Pereira, Brandão-Mello Carlos Eduardo, Okawa Margareti Yumi, de Oliveira Rosane Vieira, do Espírito-Santo Márcia Paschoal, Yoshida Clara Fumiko Tachibana, Lampe Elisabeth
Abstract excerpt
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has also been associated with the development of several extrahepatic alterations, including thrombocytopenia, and a variety of pathogenic mechanisms are reported to be implicated in this hematological abnormality. Different studies have succeeded in detecting HCV in platelets with discrepant results. Moreover, most of the studies on HCV-associated thrombocytopenia have...
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