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Cutaneous manifestations of cystic fibrosis: possible role of cryoglobulins
Author(s) -
GARTY B.Z.,
SCANLIN T.,
GOLDSMITH D.P.,
GRUNSTEIN M.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1989.tb08199.x
Subject(s) - cryoglobulins , purpura (gastropod) , medicine , cystic fibrosis , pathology , cryoglobulinemia , fibrosis , dermatology , immunology , biology , antibody , ecology , hepatitis c virus , virus
SUMMARY A 13‐year‐old girl with cystic fibrosis (CF), severe lung disease, purpura on the lower extremities and with elevated serum mixed cryoglobulins is described. The possible relationship of the purpura in CF with cryoglobulinaemia is discussed.