[Steroids, interferon-alpha and ribavirin treatment of cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis concurrent with HCV infection]. / Terapia con steroidi, interferone-alpha e ribavirina in corso di glomerulonefrite crioglobulinemica HCV correlata.
G Ital Nefrol
; 19(1): 79-81, 2002.
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| ID: mdl-12165950
ABSTRACT
The treatment of mixed cryoglobulinemia concurrent with HCV infection is still under debate. We report the case of a patient referred to our unit for a membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis associated with HCV infection. A nephrotic syndrome and a slight reduction of glomerular filtration rate were present. We treated him with alpha-interferon for six months and prednisone for two months. We achieved a remission of the nephrotic syndrome without any significant reduction of the viral load. One year after the therapy had been suspended, the nephrotic syndrome relapsed and subsequently responded to a combined treatment with interferon ribavirin and prednisone. HCV-RNA became suddenly and persistently negative.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Antivirales
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Ribavirina
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Prednisona
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Glomerulonefritis Membranoproliferativa
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Interferón-alfa
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Hepatitis C Crónica
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Crioglobulinemia
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
It
Revista:
G Ital Nefrol
Asunto de la revista:
NEFROLOGIA
Año:
2002
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia