Surface antigen serocleared hepatitis B virus infection increases the risk of mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis in male patients with chronic hepatitis C

• Anna Morrone,
• Valerio Fiorilli,
• Lilia Cinti,
• Lilia Cinti,
• Piergiorgio Roberto,
• Piergiorgio Roberto,
• Alejandro L. Ferri,
• Marcella Visentini,
• Alessandro Pulsoni,
• Francesca Romana Spinelli,
• Adriano De Santis,
• Guido Antonelli,
• Stefania Basili,
• Maria Elena Tosti,
• Fabrizio Conti,
• Milvia Casato

Affiliations

Anna Morrone

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Valerio Fiorilli

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Clinical Sciences, Anaesthesiologic and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Lilia Cinti

Laboratory of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Lilia Cinti

The PhD National Programme in “Innovazione Nella Diagnosi, Prevenzione e Terapia Delle Infezioni a Rischio Epidemico-Pandemico”, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

Piergiorgio Roberto

Laboratory of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Piergiorgio Roberto

The PhD National Programme in One Health Approaches to Infectious Diseases and Life Science Research, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Alejandro L. Ferri

Division of Clinical Immunology, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Marcella Visentini

Division of Clinical Immunology, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Alessandro Pulsoni

Department of Hematology, Sapienza University of Rome, Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Latina, Italy

Francesca Romana Spinelli

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Clinical Sciences, Anaesthesiologic and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Adriano De Santis

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Guido Antonelli

Department of Molecular Medicine, Laboratory of Microbiology and Virology, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Stefania Basili

Division of Clinical Immunology, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Maria Elena Tosti

Istituto Superiore di Sanità, National Centre for Global Health, Rome, Italy

Fabrizio Conti

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Clinical Sciences, Anaesthesiologic and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Milvia Casato

Division of Clinical Immunology, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy