Association between HCV induced mixed cryoglobulinemia and pulmonary affection: The role of TNF-alpha in the pathogenesis of pulmonary changes

Association between HCV induced mixed cryoglobulinemia and pulmonary affection: The role of TNF-alpha in the pathogenesis of pulmonary changes

Background and aim of the work: Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with both pulmonary involvement and cryoglobulinemia. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate the relationship between pulmonary involvement and mixed cryoglobulinemia in chronic HCV infected patients a...

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Main Authors: AbdelBaset M. Saleh, Hatem Elalfy, Mona M. Arafa, Nashwa Abousamra, Adel El-Badrawy, Mie A. Mohamed, Enaase A.M.E. Barakat, Basem S. El Deek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
Chronic hepatitis C virus
Cryoglobulinemia
Gas exchange
Pulmonary involvement
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813002744

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