Acute Arterial Ischemia in a Patient With Polyarthritis

Autor: Enrique Júdez Navarro, Antonio Salvador Alamillo Sanz, Ginés Sánchez Nievas, Sandra Soro Marín
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Reumatología Clínica (English Edition). 13:110-112
ISSN: 2173-5743
DOI: 10.1016/j.reumae.2016.01.008
Popis: Cryoglobulins are immunoglobulins that precipitate at cold temperatures. Their presence can be related to a type of vasculitis referred to as cryoglobulinemia. This condition, especially mixed cryoglobulinemia, has been associated with viral infections like hepatitis C virus in 60%-90% of cases, but it has also been reported in relation to connective tissue diseases, usually resulting in a more severe course. We describe the case of a patient with seronegative polyarthritis who developed acute arterial ischemia in association with cryoglobulinemia, with a good response to rituximab therapy.
Databáze: OpenAIRE