Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	20227
Country	Italy

Received	2015-05-30 12:17
Peer-Review Started	2015-06-04 08:11
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2015-09-15 15:45
Revised	2015-11-17 21:12
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2015-12-03 08:05
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2015-12-14 16:09
Articles in Press	2015-12-14 16:09
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2016-01-06 14:57
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-01-20 16:55

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Category	Rheumatology
Manuscript Type	Topic Highlights
Article Title	Rheumatic manifestations of hepatitis C virus chronic infection: Indications for a correct diagnosis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Carlo Palazzi, Emilio D’Amico, Salvatore D’Angelo, Michele Gilio and Ignazio Olivieri
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Carlo Palazzi, MD, Senior Investigator, Rheumatology Department of Basilicata, San Carlo Hospital, Potenza and Madonna delle Grazie Hospital, C.da Cattedra Ambulante, 75100 Matera, Italy. kaps57@virgilio.it
Key Words	Arthritis; Cryoglobulinemia; Diagnosis; Hepatitis C virus; Hepatitis C; Rheumatic; Sicca syndrome; Vasculitis
Core Tip	As a consequence of its lymphotropic nature, hepatitis C virus (HCV) can trigger and sustain a clonal B-cell expansion which causes a wide spectrum of autoimmune/lymphoproliferative disorders, through a multistep process. These extrahepatic manifestations become clinically manifest in 40%-70% of the patients and they can be frequently classified among the rheumatic ones. Furthermore, HCV can promote the production of several autoantibodies complicating the differential diagnosis between primitive and HCV-related rheumatic disorders.
Publish Date	2016-01-20 16:55
Citation	Palazzi C, D’Amico E, D’Angelo S, Gilio M, Olivieri I. Rheumatic manifestations of hepatitis C virus chronic infection: Indications for a correct diagnosis. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(4): 1405-1410
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i4/1405.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i4.1405

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