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Hepatitis C‐associated cryoglobulinaemia presenting with refractory hypertensive crisis and acute pulmonary oedema
Author(s) -
Lee LiNa,
Lo ShyhChyi,
Lin FuChi,
Lau HonPing,
Jerng JihShuin,
Yang PanChyr
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06554.x
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , technician , political science , law
We report two elderly women who presented with hypertensive crisis and acute pulmonary oedema, which responded poorly to antihypertensive therapy. The patients were later diagnosed as having hepatitis C virus-related cryoglobulinaemia.