Long term suppressive therapy with pegylated interferon for chronic hepatitis C associated membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
- 1 October 2006
- Vol. 55 (10) , 1521-1522
- https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.2006.094508
Abstract
A 46 year old man with HCV genotype 4 was referred to our institution for evaluation of chronic HCV infection (CHC) and nephrotic syndrome. Initial investigations revealed proteinuria (+++) and haematuria (+++) with dysmorphic red cells on urinalysis. Haemoglobin level (Hb) was 136 g/l, …Keywords
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