Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Associated with Hepatitis C Virus Infection

J. Johnson, Richard; R. Gretch, David; Yamabe, Hideaki; Hart, Jaime; E. Bacchi, Carlos; Hartwell, Peter; G. Couser, William; Corey, Lawrence; H. Wener, Mark; E. Alpers, Charles; A. Willson, Richard

doi:10.1056/nejm199302183280703

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Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Associated with Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Feb 18, 1993

Authors:

Richard J. Johnson

David R. Gretch

Hideaki Yamabe

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND METHODS: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection causes both acute and chronic liver disease and is also associated with mixed cryoglobulinemia. Whether HCV is also associated with renal disease, as is the hepatitis B virus, is not known. We describe the clinical, pathologic, virologic, and...

Subject

Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

Medicine

Cryoglobulinemia

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