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Myopericarditis in a Patient With Cryoglobulinemic Kidney Disease: A Case Report.
Cureus
December 2024
Nephrology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Rabat, MAR.
Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis is a rare small-vessel vasculitis leading to multi-organ dysfunction, often associated with chronic infections like hepatitis C virus (HCV), and autoimmune disorders. Most cases involve mixed monoclonal or polyclonal immunoglobulins, presenting symptoms such as purpura, arthralgias, and weakness. Severe organ involvement, particularly cardiac, is rare but potentially life-threatening.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCryoglobulinemia Complicated by Pneumonia.
Cureus
December 2024
Pulmonology, Israeli-Georgian Multiprofile Medical Center "Healthycore", Tbilisi, GEO.
This study describes a 64-year-old female with a history of hepatitis C and cryoglobulinemia, who presented with respiratory symptoms, including dry cough, shortness of breath, and fever, alongside joint pain and fatigue. Initial workup revealed interstitial pneumonia, supported by chest imaging, and the patient was treated for pneumonia with standard antibiotic therapy. Despite no renal involvement, a hallmark of cryoglobulinemia, further testing confirmed elevated serum cryoglobulin levels.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCoexistence of Cold Agglutinin and Cryoglobulin in a Patient With Severe Anemia Following COVID-19 Infection.
Cureus
December 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Uwajima City Hospital, Uwajima, JPN.
We report a case of coexisting cold agglutinin and cryoglobulin in a patient with severe anemia following COVID-19 infection, in whom direct antiglobulin testing revealed C3d positivity and immunoglobulin G negativity. There was no evident hemolytic anemia, thrombosis, or clinically significant IgM monoclonal gammopathy. The anemia improved with folic acid supplementation alone accompanied by a decrease of the cold agglutination titer, and the direct antiglobulin test became negative.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSuccessful treatment with bortezomib for refractory cryoglobulinemic vasculitis triggered by ischemic non-obstructive coronary artery disease.
CEN Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 35-2 Sakae-Cho, Itabashi, Tokyo, 173-0015, Japan.
Article Synopsis
- Type I and mixed cryoglobulinemic vasculitis have different causes, symptoms, and treatment responses, with a reported case of refractory vasculitis linked to ischemic non-obstructive coronary artery disease.
- The patient exhibited severe symptoms including dyspnea, abdominal pain, purpura, and renal failure requiring dialysis, with diagnostic markers suggesting mixed cryoglobulinemia.
- Despite various treatments failing initially, bortezomib and dexamethasone successfully led to clinical improvement and cryoglobulin negativity, indicating bortezomib's potential as an effective therapy for this challenging condition.
The evolving scenario of HCV-related mixed cryoglobulinemia and B-cell lymphoma in the era of direct-acting antivirals.
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther
January 2025
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy.
Introduction: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection represents a significant global health burden, particularly due to its extrahepatic immune-mediated manifestations, such as mixed cryoglobulinemia, associated vasculitis (CryoVas), and non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphoma (B-NHL), which pose significant challenges. The advent of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) has changed the therapeutic landscape for HCV-related complications.
Areas Covered: This review explores the evolving epidemiology and management of HCV extrahepatic manifestation and lymphoproliferative disorders in the era of DAAs.
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