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Intravascular crystals provide diagnostic clue in diagnosis of monoclonal cryoglobulinemia
Author(s) -
Kindel Susan E.,
Lu Peter,
Smoller Bruce R.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3083.1994.tb00095.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cryoglobulinemia , eosinophilic , monoclonal gammopathy , monoclonal , pathology , dermatology , monoclonal antibody , immunology , hepatitis c virus , virus , antibody
Monoclonal cryoglobulinemia is a relatively uncommon disorder that may involve the skin at the time of presentation. We present here a case in which the histological observation of eosinophilic crystals within dermal blood vessels provided the initial diagnostic clue to making the final diagnosis.