Brief Article
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2009; 15(40): 5074-5079
Published online Oct 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5074
Table 1 Demographic and clinico-serological features of 50 MC+HCV patients
Age (yr)57 ± 9
Male/female13/37
Disease duration with MC (yr)10 ± 11
Purpura82%
Active vasculitis31%
Weakness91%
Arthralgias83%
Arthritis14%
Raynaud’s phenomenon51%
Sjogren’s syndrome45%
Peripheral neuropathy59%
Aminotransferase elevation and/or histologic activity171%
Cryocrit (%)  4.2 ± 8.9
CH50 (normal: 160-220 U)111 ± 36
C3 (normal: 60-130 mg/dL)81 ± 36
C4 (normal: 20-55 mg/dL)14 ± 18
Autoantibodies225%