Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection is Associated with More Severe Asthma

Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection is Associated with More Severe Asthma

Background: Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection causes intra- and extra-hepatic complications. The elimination of HCV has been reported to be beneficial for asthmatic patients with HCV infection. Therefore, we hypothesized that chronic HCV infection might be associated with the severity of ast...

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Main Authors: Taku Nakashima, Akihito Yokoyama, Hiroshi Ohnishi, Masahiro Yamasaki, Masahiro Shiode, Yoshinori Haruta, Noboru Hattori, Soichiro Hozawa, Hideto Yamakido, Nobuoki Kohno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:Allergology International
Subjects:
Global Initiative for Asthma
hepatitis B virus
hepatitis C virus
severe asthma
severity of asthma
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015305311

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