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Immunological HCV-Associated Thrombocytopenia: Short Review
Joint Authors
Stamopoulos, Paraskevas
Kouraklis, Gregory
Dimitroulis, Dimitrios
Valsami, Serena
Source
Journal of Immunology Research
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-07-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Infection with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is affecting about 3% of the world's population, leading to liver damage, end-stage liver disease, and development of hepatocellular carcinoma, being thus the first indication for liver transplantation in the USA.
Apart from the cirrhotic-liver-derived clinical signs and symptoms several conditions with immunological origin can also arise, such as, glomerulonephritis, pulmonary fibrosis, and thrombocytopenia.
HCV-related autoimmune thrombocytopenia shows specific pathogenetic characteristics as well as symptoms and signs that differ in severity and frequency from symptoms in patients that are not HCV infected.
Aim of this short paper is to estimate the epidemiological characteristics of the disease, to investigate the pathogenesis and clinical manifestation, and to propose treatment strategies according to the pertinent literature.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dimitroulis, Dimitrios& Valsami, Serena& Stamopoulos, Paraskevas& Kouraklis, Gregory. 2012. Immunological HCV-Associated Thrombocytopenia: Short Review. Journal of Immunology Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dimitroulis, Dimitrios…[et al.]. Immunological HCV-Associated Thrombocytopenia: Short Review. Journal of Immunology Research Vol. 2012, no. 2012 (2011), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Dimitroulis, Dimitrios& Valsami, Serena& Stamopoulos, Paraskevas& Kouraklis, Gregory. Immunological HCV-Associated Thrombocytopenia: Short Review. Journal of Immunology Research. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-994419
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-994419