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1757-790X12112019Nov28BMJ case reportsBMJ Case RepPositive acute viral infection markers, autoimmune disease and type II mixed cryoglobulinemia: a rare concurrence.e23049210.1136/bcr-2019-230492Cryoglobulins are abnormal serum immunoglobulins that tend to precipitate in intravascular compartments at temperatures lower than 37°C causing blood flow restriction to vital organs. They are divided into type I, II and III based on the immunoglobulin subtypes of the cryoprecipitates. Type II cryoglobulinemia is most commonly associated with viral infections, autoimmune diseases and lymphoproliferative disorders. Here, we reported an 80-year-old man who presented with fatigue, acute kidney injury, palpable purpura, anaemia and altered mental status. He was diagnosed with type II cryoglobulinemia with concomitant positive autoimmune markers, varicella IgM antibody and IgM hepatitis B core antibody. The patient responded well to intravenous and oral steroid treatment.© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.ZhouKehuaKCatholic Health System Internal Medicine Training Program, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA kehuazho@buffalo.edu.IqbalShumaila MuhammadSMCatholic Health System Internal Medicine Training Program, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.AlameriAliACatholic Health System Internal Medicine Training Program, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.ZhiCassandraCDrexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.NaeemAmmadACatholic Health System Internal Medicine Training Program, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.engCase ReportsJournal Article20191128
EnglandBMJ Case Rep1015262911757-790X0BiomarkersIMAged, 80 and overAutoimmune DiseasesbloodcomplicationsBiomarkersbloodChickenpoxbloodcomplicationsCryoglobulinemiabloodclassificationcomplicationsHepatitis BbloodcomplicationsHumansMalehaematology (incl blood transfusion)immunologyrheumatologyvasculitisCompeting interests: None declared.
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