Cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis: classification and clinical and therapeutic aspects | Zendy

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Cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis: classification and clinical and therapeutic aspects

Author(s) -

Gerald S. Braun,

Sophia Horster,

Katrin S. Wagner,

Stephan Ihrler,

Holger Schmid

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

postgraduate medical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.568

H-Index - 99

eISSN - 1469-0756

pISSN - 0032-5473

DOI - 10.1136/pgmj.2006.046078

Subject(s) - medicine , vasculitis , glomerulonephritis , hepatitis c virus , immunology , pathology , dermatology , virus , kidney , disease

Cryoglobulinaemia may cause cutaneous vasculitis and glomerulonephritis, potentially leading to end stage renal failure. An important proportion of cryoglobulinaemias are secondary to hepatitis C virus infection. Emerging antiviral treatment options offer a chance for causal therapy of these cases of cryoglobulinaemia. This review summarises the classification and clinical and therapeutic aspects of cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis and glomerulonephritis.

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