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Essential Type II Mixed Cryoglobulinemia Causing Pyoderma Gangrenosum–Like Ulcers
Author(s) -
Mohammad Reza Namazi,
Katherine Kerchner,
Rita O. Pichardo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the scientific world journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.453
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 2356-6140
pISSN - 1537-744X
DOI - 10.1100/tsw.2008.44
Subject(s) - cryoglobulinemia , pyoderma gangrenosum , medicine , dermatology , livedo reticularis , cryoglobulins , vasculitis , skin biopsy , pathology , biopsy , immunology , disease , hepatitis c virus , virus , antibody
A 47-year-old, otherwise healthy woman presented with multiple deep ulcers located primarily on her lower extremities that presented 6 days ago as blisters. A biopsy revealed livedoid vasculopathy, without any evidence of vasculitis. Extensive laboratory workup was positive only for type II cryoglobulins.

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