Cryoglobulinemia and HCV-infection: stages of study
- Authors: Milovanova S.Y.1, Lysenko L.V.1, Milovanova L.Y.1, Abdurakhmanov D.T.1, Volkov A.V.1, Moiseev S.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
- Issue: Vol 97, No 11 (2025): INFECTIOUS DISEASES
- Pages: 955-959
- Section: History of medicine
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/0040-3660/article/view/365055
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.26442/00403660.2025.11.203464
- ID: 365055
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The article presents the main stages of studying cryoglobulinemia and the associated clinical symptom complex as a manifestation of cryoglobulinemic vasculitis. Achievements in the study of hepatitis C virus are shown: the etiological role of the hepatitis C virus, pathogenesis, diagnosis. Variants of the course are considered, modern criteria for differential diagnosis, prognosis, choice of tactics and treatment methods are given.
About the authors
Svetlana Yu. Milovanova
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Author for correspondence.
Email: s.y.milovanova@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2687-6161
д-р мед. наук, проф. каф. внутренних, профессиональных болезней и ревматологии
Russian Federation, MoscowLidia V. Lysenko
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Email: s.y.milovanova@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1166-7308
д-р мед. наук, проф. каф. внутренних, профессиональных болезней и ревматологии
Russian Federation, MoscowLudmila Yu. Milovanova
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Email: s.y.milovanova@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5599-0350
д-р мед. наук, проф. каф. внутренних, профессиональных болезней и ревматологии
Russian Federation, MoscowDzhamal T. Abdurakhmanov
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Email: s.y.milovanova@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3160-2771
д-р мед. наук, проф. каф. внутренних, профессиональных болезней и ревматологии
Russian Federation, MoscowAlexey V. Volkov
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Email: s.y.milovanova@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1873-0189
ординатор каф. внутренних, профессиональных болезней и ревматологии
Russian Federation, MoscowSergey V. Moiseev
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Email: s.y.milovanova@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7232-4640
чл.-кор. РАН, д-р мед. наук, зав. каф. внутренних, профессиональных болезней и ревматологии, дир. клиники им. Е.М. Тареева
Russian Federation, MoscowReferences
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