Renal pathology in HCV infected patients - Report of 148 patients and review of the literature

Background: Hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) is a major public health problem with a reported incidence of 3-4 million cases per year. Renal injury secondary to HCV was initially observed in autopsy studies and later in kidney biopsies. Several types of renal disease have been recognized in associa...

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Main Author: Mesquita,Isabel (author)
Other Authors: Sousa,Helena (author), Carvalho,Fernanda (author), Nolasco,Fernando (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0872-01692017000200001
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:scielo:S0872-01692017000200001