Table 5

Improvement in clinical manifestations linked to cryoglobulinaemia in patients treated with interferon

Clinical manifestations before interferonImprovement at the end of interferonImprovement six months after interferon withdrawal
Purpura (n=4)n=4n=1 sustained virological responder
Arthralgia (n=6)n=4n=3 (1 sustained virological responder; 2 relapsers)
Other cutaneous signs (n=5)n=2n=1 (sustained virological responder)
Glomerulonephritis (n=2)n=0n=0
Neuropathy (n=6)n=0n=0