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Successful treatment of HCV-related cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis with double-filtration plasmapheresis and interferon combination therapy.
Clinical and experimental nephrology - 1 Aug 2010
Namba Tomoko, Shiba Rie, Yamamoto Takeshi, Hirai Yasuhiro, Moriwaki Takuma, Matsuda Jun, Kadoya Hiroyuki, Takeji Masanobu, Yamada Yukinori, Yoshihara Harumasa, Yamauchi Atsushi
Abstract excerpt
A 67-year-old, hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive woman was admitted to our hospital because of proteinuria and leg edema. Laboratory examination showed decreased serum albumin and complement activity and positive cryoglobulin. The HCV RNA genotype was 1b with high viral load. Kidney biopsy showed membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) with capillary deposition of C3, IgM, and IgG, indicating...
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