Abstract
The association between mixed cryoglobulinaemia and chronic hepatitis C virus infection has recently been described. Cryoglobulinaemic glomerulonephritis, a complication of mixed cryoglobulinaemia, is usually treated with immunosuppressive therapy, but, given the presence of viral infection, this therapy is no longer recommended. This report concerns a case of a 30-year-old patient with cryoglobulinaemic glomerulonephritis, refractory to steroid treatment, in whom recovery from hepatitis C virus infection was obtained as well as from cryoglobulinaemic glomerulonephritis after interferon therapy. The clinical symptoms and laboratory tests were normal after prolonged interferon therapy and, 3 years after the end of treatment, the patient is free from disease.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 601-603 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Italian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
Keywords
- Cryoglobulinaemic glomerulonephritis
- Hepatitis C virus
- Interferon-alpha
- Mixed cryoglobulinaemia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gastroenterology