1.
Polymyositis, pulmonary fibrosis and malignant lymphoma associated with hepatitis C virus infection.
Intern Med
; 40(11): 1109-12, 2001 Nov.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11757765
RESUMO
Polymyositis has been associated with various viral infections, and a spectrum of immune-related diseases may occur with hepatitis C (HCV) infection. Both polymyositis and HCV infection may be accompanied by pulmonary fibrosis. An association between polymyositis and malignancy has also been reported. We report a 55-year-old woman accompanied cryoglobulinemia with HCV infection and manifesting polymyositis, pulmonary fibrosis and malignant lymphoma. Steroid therapy was effective to improve interstitial pneumonia, polymyositis, and liver function.
Assuntos
Hepatite C/complicações , Linfoma de Células B/complicações , Polimiosite/complicações , Fibrose Pulmonar/complicações , Crioglobulinemia/complicações , Feminino , Hepacivirus/isolamento & purificação , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
2.
Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi
; 26(7): 720-6, 1988 Jul.
Artigo
em Japonês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3241509